Nibeditaa Speaks
For Indian families, education is no longer simply another household expense. As incomes rise, spending on children’s schooling rises even faster, with the biggest jump coming from school fees, according to data from...
Education, Nutrition & Healthcare: How UP’s Anganwadis Are Changing
In villages across Uttar Pradesh’s Shravasti district, Anganwadi centres are beginning to look less like traditional childcare spaces and more like neighbourhood hubs where children learn, mothers receive nutrition...
NASA Tests AI-Assisted Ultrasound for Autonomous Healthcare in Space
NASA astronaut Anil Menon has demonstrated how ultrasound examinations are conducted aboard the International Space Station (ISS), offering a glimpse into how astronauts could eventually diagnose and manage medical...
The AI Warning and the Human Response
How India can separate credible AI risk from alarm—and build trusted communication and lasting learning By Prof. Ujjwal K. Chowdhury Artificial intelligence has reached a point where the central question is no longer...
VGU NCC Cadets Represent Rajasthan at All India Vayu Sainik Camp 2026 in Chennai
According to the university, three NCC cadets from Vivekananda Global University (VGU) are representing the Rajasthan Directorate at the All India Vayu Sainik Camp (AVSC) 2026, being held at Air Force Station Tambaram...
Miss Kanishka5 Steps to Pursue an Allied Healthcare Course in India
Want to build a career in healthcare without becoming a doctor? Courses in allied healthcare can lead to careers in medical laboratory technology, radiology, physiotherapy, optometry, occupational therapy, respiratory...
Silver Oak University to Host Expert Session on Mental Health on World Mental Health Day 2026
On October 10, Silver Oak University will host an expert session on World Mental Health Day 2026, which will convene students to discuss mental health, empathy, lived experiences and the significance of listening and...
Travel Education in Schools: Can India Turn School Trips Into Career Learning?
School trips can be so much more than a break from the classroom for students who are interested in travel, tourism and hospitality. Travel education can be structured to make a trip an educational experience in...
India’s Scholarship System Is Learning a Simple Lesson: One Student Can Have More Than One Need
Students applying for scholarships through the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) for the 2026-27 academic year can now apply for one merit-based scholarship scheme and one or more welfare-based scholarship schemes...
True Story Award 2027 opens entries for journalists worldwide
International journalism award invites published reports competing across Research, Storytelling and Impact categories The True Story Award 2027 has opened submissions for journalists worldwide, recognising outstanding...
The Architecture of Refusal: Why AI Needs Limits
By Prof Ujjwal K. Chowdhury Inside the case for a reformed AI regime built around human control, ecological limits and public accountability Artificial intelligence is advancing faster than institutions can decide how...
When Napoleon Entered Me
By Ujjwal K. Chowdhury Cape Town had given us a day off after two intense days at the Global Entrepreneurship Network’s Africa Congress. Mathew and I, exhausted but unwilling to behave like exhausted men, decided to...
China’s Great Unity’ Is Embedded in Xi Jinping’s Vision of China
China’s emphasis on the value of national unity has ancient roots, running from Confucius’ school of thought to modern-day China under Xi Jinping, Peter C. Perdue, a historian, writes in a new essay. The...
Scientists may finally know why astronauts face constipation in space — and how to prevent it during missions to the Moon and Mars
In order to find it out, researchers analyzed blood samples of 52 astronauts who spent 2-9 months in space. One of the known side effects of space flights is constipation, but scientists may finally know why it occurs...
Ethics and Responsible AI Fellowship (ERAI)
Equipping journalists to understand, question and report on an AI-shaped information ecosystem Artificial Intelligence is transforming how information is created, distributed and weaponised. Journalists increasingly...
The Middle Class Tax Squeeze in India
By Prof Ujjwal K. Chowdhury Why ordinary earners and small businesses feel overcharged — and how a sustainable fiscal compact could restore trust India’s middle class is rarely squeezed by a single spectacular tax. The...
13-Year-Old builds CoSeat app to help train and flight passengers swap seats
A common problem faced by passengers, being allotted seats far away from their family members or travelling companions, has prompted 13-year-old Shireen Kalra to build an application (app) that helps people to find...
