Professor Starts Open-Air Tree School in Murshidabad to Teach First-Gen Learners Through Nature & Culture
The interviews and reporting for this story were conducted in August 2024. Biplab, a class 8 student in the Bagdabra forest area in Murshidabad, West Bengal, is a first-generation learner. Studying in the government school nearby, the COVID-19 lockdown was a big blow for young Biplab and his friends. Part of the tribal community, many […]
How Udant Martand Gave Hindi Its First Printed Voice in Colonial India
In the early 19th century, Kolkata (then Calcutta) stood as the intellectual and political centre of British India. It was home to the first university, the first banks, and a flourishing print culture. Newspapers in English and Bengali filled bookstalls and drawing rooms. Yet, amid this thriving world of words, one language spoken by millions […]
How PRADAN’s Regenerative Farming Model Is Helping 2 Lakh Jharkhand Farmers Thrive
This is the second part of our story on PRADAN’s regenerative farming initiative in Jharkhand. In Part 1, we met Gyanlata Hemrom, a farmer from Khunti, whose life was transformed when she began running a women-led bio-resource centre (BRC). Now, we turn to the bigger picture — how collective action, farmer-producer organisations, and government partnerships […]
Karnataka withdraws edu modules on horrors of Partition, triggers political row, ETEducation
This has stirred a debate on whether teachers are being used as pawns in a game of political one-upmanship between the centre and state. A volte face by Comprehensive Education Karnataka (CEK) has triggered a political debate in the state. Based on an NCERT circular dated Aug 13, 2025, CEK, which operates under the state […]
Norway wealth fund exit: French miner Eramet dropped over human rights and environment risks; Indonesia project at centre of row
Norway’s $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund has excluded French mining group Eramet from its portfolio, citing “unacceptable risk” of environmental destruction and human rights violations at a controversial nickel mine in Indonesia. The decision, announced Friday by Norges Bank, which manages the fund, follows recommendations from its ethics council. The council flagged Eramet’s role in […]
Why Kath Kuni Homes Remained Safe in Himachal Flash Floods
As successive cloudbursts, flash floods, and landslides battered Himachal Pradesh — claiming over 370 lives and damaging 6,300 houses, 461 shops, and factories — symbols of resilience stood tall in the form of homes built with kath kuni and dhajji dewari architecture. Unmoved by nature’s fury, these structures endured where many others crumbled. The credit […]
Media for Good News and Positive Stories
Frontier tech has the power to reshape economies, societies, and the future of work. Is India well-positioned to ride this wave of transformation? We meet the changemakers making this possible, while also looking towards other breakthroughs in this field. Read More Source link
Bengaluru Social Worker Fighting Cyber Scams & Stalking
The interviews and reporting for this story were conducted in August 2024. Trigger warning: Mention of suicide, physical abuse, rape and violence. November 2008. Abraham Biggs, a 19-year-old from Florida, posted a suicide note on an online forum for body-building. He switched on his webcam and what followed was a tragedy beyond words. He overdosed […]
5 Family-Friendly Homestays in India to Stay With Kids & Connect With Nature
For families with kids, the best travel memories don’t come from expensive resorts. They come alive in open fields, by riversides, and under skies full of stars — in those corners of nature where children can roam free and parents can finally breathe. And the best part? Homestays are often more affordable than hotels, with […]
Science quiz: Most powerful non-nuclear bombs
Science quiz: Most powerful non-nuclear bombs A railgun runs a strong electric current through parallel rails, using the resuting electromagnetic forces to accelerate a projectile to extreme speeds. START THE QUIZ 1 / 5 | Eighteen years ago, Russia tested a weapon it called the “Father of All Bombs.” It was a ___________ weapon because […]