Education

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It’s Time the AYUSH Medicinal Systems Developed a New Vocabulary

Megha 20/02/2020

We have a treasure trove of information on medical...

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What’s It Like to Pursue Science at a Liberal Arts University?

Shivani Krishna 12/02/2020

Shivani Krishna discusses her experience working with undergraduate students...

grants, proposals, IIT, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, tenure, tenure track, climate science, climate scientists, MOOCs, climate change, academic labour, research funding, water shortage, food supply, energy policy, energy mix, renewable energy, climate change adaptation, climate change mitigation,

Why India Needs a Different Way to Support Climate Research and Education

Raghu Murtugudde 03/02/2020

The answer can't be tenure, which might just make...

Jawaharlal Nehru, Community Development Scheme, scientific temper, appropriate technology, Indira Gandhi, ISRO, Department of Atomic Energy, frugal engineering, National Physical Laboratory, technology politics, Amita Baviskar, Indian Institutes of Technology, brain drain, technological development, industrialisation, rural mobilisation, basic machinery, foreign trade, tractors, synthetic fertilizers, Digital India, Smart Cities, bullet train, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Make in India, LPG scheme, Aadhaar, Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019, National Population Registry, National Register of Citizens, authoritarian technics,

How Nehru’s Politics Hobbled Modern India’s Use of Technology for Development

Shankar Sunil Nair 24/01/2020

'Midnight Machines' by Arun Mohan Sukumar effectively demonstrates that...

mental health, mental health in academia, work life balance, tenure track, tenure, academic culture, publish or perish, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, mental healthcare, hypercompetitive, burnout, stress, anxiety, depression,

Mental Health in Academia: What About Faculty Members?

Hilal A. Lashuel 21/01/2020

The hypercompetitive academic culture has ways of always keeping...

Dahiya Doctrine, Gaza Strip, Israel, Palestine, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Tel Aviv University, Jamia Milia Islamia, Manipal University, IIT Delhi, Ashoka University, Jindal University, IIM Bangalore, IIT Bombay, Indian Institute of Science, IIT Gandhinagar, IIT Kanpur, IIT Madras, West Bank, Elbit, Pegasus, Israel Council for Higher Education, Gaza, An Najah University, Abu Dis, Nablus, Aqraba, Ariel University, Al Quds, Jordan, Lebanon, US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel,

Indian Institutes Working With Israeli Counterparts Also Help Oppress Palestine

Marcy Newman 18/01/2020

Why would Indian academic institutions partner with Israeli universities,...

predatory journals, predatory publishing, Kanhaiya Kumar, University Grants Commission, scientific publishing, research integrity, science ethics, fake journals,

Predatory Journals: The Need for Academic Honesty in Public Conversations

Shivangi Tiwari 17/01/2020

A list of everyone who has ever published in...