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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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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Yamini Aiyer interview: With jobless growth, welfare has become a ‘compensation’, not a public right
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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: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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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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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties
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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