GMOs and the EU’s Plant Politics
Written by Ishani Pant
Mutagenesis is the process by which the genetic makeup of an organism is altered either due to natural circumstances or laboratory...
Taking the Classroom Online: E-Education for India
India’s education landscape is vast ─ close to 260 million students attend more than 1.5 million schools and around 30.5 million college students attend...
Plugging the Brain Drain: Revitalising Research in India
Co-authored by Harsh Ghildiyal & Sourya Reddy
Being a research scholar in India is anything but easy. For instance, earlier this month, the Central University...
Conquering the Divide: Assessing Delhi’s Free Coaching Scheme
Written by Ipsita Mishra
Vijay Kumar, the son of a tailor, made the headlines last month for being enrolled at the prestigious Indian Institute of...
NEET Medical Exam: The Untidy Aftermath
The National Entrance cum Eligibility Test (NEET) was implemented in 2016 to be the sole medical exam for any medical college in the country....
What the Frack: Is India Ready for Shale?
Co-authored by Sunalika Singh and Charith Reddy
As the third largest consumer of energy in the world, India is far from energy independence; with the...
#Dialogues: Early Childhood Care & Education in the NEP 2020 with Kamal Gaur
Last month, the Union Government approved the new National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. Since then, many prominent personalities have spoken about its potential for...
Digging Deeper: The Relationship Between Climate Change & Capitalism
Written by Manas Dutt
It is Al Gore’s almost two-decade-long, irrefutable and inconvenient truth that climate change is set to alter the planet radically if...
‘Open’ for Business: The Growth of Massive Online Open Courses in India
Co-authored by Aarathi Ganesan and Aditya Vikram
By virtue of her burgeoning population and proactive Right to Education policy, India is home to around 310...
Putting the Athlete First: Data Protection in Sports
Written by Swagam Dasgupta & Sourya Reddy
Fitbit. Apple. Samsung. Boltt. Huawei. What do all these companies have in common? The ability to tell you...