English (Win)glish: Using Technology to Improve Public Education
Co-authored by Amrita Singh and Tanvi Mehta
At the level of providing pre-primary and primary education, India has been doing well since it features among...
Do You Really Need Faster Deliveries?
Why have Food Delivery Executives been protesting for the better part of a year? What goes on in the background of companies like Swiggy and Zomato? What can be done to address these issues?
People First: Reimagining Design and Technology for Community Healthcare
“What is in it for you? Why are you doing this?” asks one of the Health Navigators (HNs) in Channapatna, the “Toy-City'' of Karnataka,...
Can Gamifying Education Improve Learning Behaviour?
Growing up, I was a fairly intelligent child who enjoyed studying social sciences and English. I performed decently in Mathematics too, but my efforts...
Is it a Meteor Shower? Is it a Shooting Star? No, It’s Space Debris!
Not only does space debris pose a threat to operating satellites that are vital for communication, security, and commerce, but it can also hurl into the Earth’s atmosphere, damaging lives and property. India is right in the mix of things, but how do we mitigate and manage our space junk?
From Bans to Monitoring, Why Are Schools Policing Teenagers’ Social Media Activity?
From Twitter to Tik Tok, social media has become an integral platform for students’ lives, be it for social, political, or educational reasons. As...
Where the Mainstream Media Could Not Reach: How Local Information Travelled During the Lockdown
Community media filled the gaps left by the Indian mainstream media while documenting local issues and responses to COVID-19.
A ‘Feminist’ Server to Help People Own Their Own Data
Feminist servers could help people own and manage their own data while empowering vulnerable communities to create and store their knowledge. What is a feminist server, and can everyone own their own server?
From Rote to Tech: India’s Path to Ensuring Higher Learning Outcomes
Written by Amrita Singh
How would you equally divide 16 oranges between 4 people? This year, the Annual Status of Education Report 2017 (ASER) decided...
Four Predictions for India’s National Cyber Security Strategy 2020
Harvard’s ‘National Cyber Power Index 2020’ assesses the capabilities and intent of 30 countries expressing ambitions to acquire and project ‘cyber power’. India was...
