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World Blood Donor Day is more than a symbolic observance. It is a global reminder that blood donation remains one of the most powerful and accessible acts of humanitarian service. In emergencies, surgeries, childbirth complications, cancer treatments, and chronic illnesses, donated blood often determines life or death. In a world where medical technology continues to…

Nothing tells you more about the health of learning in a school than a conversation with its teachers.  Just after the release of NCF 2023, I was invited by a school to conduct a workshop on competency-based learning. During a coffee break I had the opportunity to informally interact with a group of teachers. Their…

Any normal individual perceives Time in three separate segments: present, past, and future. The present is what one lives, the past is lived and hence known, and the future is uncertain. These normal individuals assume that their thoughts, words, and actions are performed by them. That’s how nature works in our world. Further, reactions to…

Pakistan is witnessing violent protests in Pakistan Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (PoJK) for the second time within a year. The protests are being led by the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), which comprises individuals from different political backgrounds and sections of society. A grassroots umbrella organisation that emerged in 2023. The unrest had been building…

‘La Pelota Vuelve A Casa’. The streets outside Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium are lined with flags carrying this slogan, which translates to ‘The ball has come home.’ Forty years after the Azteca was immortalised in football lore by Diego Maradona’s raised hands, the World Cup has returned to Mexico, alongside Canada and the United States….

The recent SRS 2024 report shows that India’s Total Fertility Rate (TFR) is 1.9, compared to a replacement rate of around 2.2. We are a rapidly ageing society, heading towards fewer working-age adults for every retiree. Plan change: Fifty years after the Emergency, the system is still focused on reducing births Even this understates the…

This week, the Supreme Court put a floor under the value of a homemaker’s labour: a minimum of Rs 30,000 a month. The loss of “domestic care” when a homemaker dies or is incapacitated in a road accident, the bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and N K Singh held, is a distinct injury to the…

IIT Kanpur makes a smart choice Nisarga Adhikary, a 19-year-old who became famous last month for finding problems in CBSE’s digital exam-marking system, has joined IIT Kanpur. But he isn’t joining as a student. He has been hired as an employee. He will work as an engineer who helps find online security threats. IIT Kanpur’s…

A generation ago, success seemed relatively straightforward. Study hard, earn good grades, secure a stable job, and build a comfortable life. While the journey was never easy, the destination appeared clear. Today, the picture looks very different. A student is expected to excel academically, build an impressive profile, complete internships, learn multiple skills, maintain an…

There is a quiet confession sitting underneath most of our love stories, and almost nobody says it out loud. Many of us are not searching for love at all. We are searching for someone, anyone, who will turn the volume down on the loneliness we have been carrying since childhood. And the brain, brilliant and…