Education And Innovation
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‘A new way of learning’: AI tools could help overcome education gaps widened by Covid-19
From helping teach English, to assisting teachers with lesson plans, to identifying pupils at risk of dropping out, such tools are proving useful.
Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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On a riverine island in Assam, a library made of tin sheets has become an agent for change
The library on Majidbhita provides storybooks, educational videos and guidance to an isolated community.
Teresa Rehman
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Video: Meet the robots who are new teachers at a primary school in Finland
The robots can understand and speak 23 languages and are equipped with software that helps it to encourage learning.
Reuters
Trending
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Mumbai school principal told to resign after being targeted by Hindutva website
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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How activities and technology are helping children in Assam’s rural areas learn better
A project is taking technology to school children in rural Assam, who lack exposure that their urban counterparts take for granted.
Rukmini Manasa Avadhanam
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In Madhya Pradesh, literary fiction in Adivasi languages has increased kids’ participation in school
Coordinators of an intervention programme in Adivasi villages have translated books to improve literacy levels.
Alaknanda Sanap
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Most founders of startups worth over $1 bn are from Stanford, Harvard... and the IITs
The IITs are among the best at churning out founders of unicorns.
Devjyot Ghoshal, qz.com
Video
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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As funds flow in, IIT-Bombay is finally turning into an innovation hub
In a country wrestling to free itself from rote learning, the 59-year-old institute is aggressively promoting tech innovation.
Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com
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How a former Goldman Sachs employee built India’s fastest-growing education tech company
Vijay Pasupulati quit a high-paying job to explore India's online education sector, setting up GreyCampus Edutech.
Manu Balachandran, qz.com
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Full text: We should guard against colleges that give useless degrees, says Raghuram Rajan
The RBI governor's convocation speech at Delhi's Shiv Nadar University on May 7.
Raghuram G Rajan
The Reel
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’
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Tata Trusts, Khan Academy join hands to provide online education in India
The two organisations announced a five-year partnership with an aim to deliver free, world-class education in math and science.
Scroll Staff
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Dear IITians, how successful have you been in making India self-reliant in technology?
Can students of the country's premier institutes claim to have started high-tech industries in the aeronautics or telecom-equipment manufacturing sectors?
Jeswanth Padooru