Education for tribals: Bottlenecks and the way forward

Recognising tribal culture, language, cognitive strength, curriculum and inherent learning ability of children can revamp tribal education system

Two-thirds of poor countries slashed education budget due to COVID-19: World Bank, UNESCO

Cuts can last for a long time as the pandemic continues to cause economic losses and make fiscal positions worse, warns report  

Water’s value cannot be pegged to its price alone: UN report

The tremendous value of water cannot be confused with the concepts of ‘price’ and ‘cost’, the report said

Over half the world’s 10-year-olds won’t have adequate literacy by year-end: Report

The learning poverty will substantially diminish global recruitment pool for skilled health workers by 2030

UNESCO declares world’s first 5-country biosphere reserve in ‘Amazon of Europe’

The 1-million hectare Mura-Drava-Danube is the now the largest riverine protected area in Europe

Unesco World Heritage forests: India’s Sundarbans among 5 sites with highest ‘blue carbon’ globally

Heritage forests release rather than sequester more carbon due to human activities, says Unesco

Half the national curricula worldwide don’t mention climate change, most teachers unsure of explaining subject: UNESCO

Thirty six per cent of the respondents did not include environmental themes in any teachers' training 

UNESCO bats for more AI in Indian education; Will it work?

UN body recommends ethical, responsible use of artificial intelligence for quality education, experts point to digtal divide

Nigeria’s sacred Osun River supports millions of people — but pollution is making it unsafe

The river has immense environmental value and is crucial for livelihoods of local residents 

Groundwater protection is key, emphasises Paris Unesco meet

A highlight of the event was the formation of a coalition on transboundary water cooperation

Angola’s peatlands trap carbon and clean the region’s water — how we mapped this newly found landscape

High quality peatland extent data are only available for a small selection of countries and regions

Madhya Pradesh’s newest Ramsar wetland covered in invasive water hyacinth, threatening biodiversity

No migratory birds visited Sankhya Sagar this winter; connecting lakes Jadhav Sagar and Madhav Sagar also covered in green layer

International Mother Language Day 2023: How an education module in tribal dialects became a game changer in Odisha

An experiment in mother language based education for children from the Kolha tribe showed how developing text books and primers in tribal …