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Friday, August 15, 2025
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Netflix’s Sex Education is the closest we’ll get to ‘that’ conversation in India, for now

Nikhil Rampal -
Conversations about sex make Indians uncomfortable. Even in school, where we are supposed to be educated, sexual health is a chapter best not taught.

Pakistan’s never-ending nightmare of blasphemy laws has a new victim — a school principal

Shubhangi Misra -
The latest sentencing by the Lahore court highlights the need for Pakistan to revisit its colonial-era blasphemy laws that are misused regularly.

Nobody knows the fate of our ‘out-of-school’ children. Enrolment data is insufficient

Shreyasi Rao -
Enrolment data is no longer a strong enough indicator to measure drop-out rates; attendance data must be closely monitored as well.

Caste or income or mother? As primary schools reopen, we need to decide who gets extra support

Vidya Mahambare -
The pandemic-induced loss of learning in primary schools has remained unaddressed. It is the foundation for vital outcomes like employment and income.

School lockdowns in India have robbed a generation of upward mobility

Andy Mukherjee -
India's edtech market is thriving but millions of children still don't have access to online education. Physical classes must resume or else learning gaps may become impossible to reverse.

Beaming Delhi students return to school after 17 months, but rains, Covid worries hit attendance

Soniya Agrawal -
Schools for classes 9 to 12, colleges and coaching centres reopened Wednesday in Delhi in a phased manner.

Jagan Reddy is giving Andhra Pradesh children something better than gold — English education

Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd -
The Andhra Pradesh model of education under CM Jagan Reddy is breaking barriers for children. He’s equalising language.

How Emergency made it to school textbooks during Congress raj

Yogendra Yadav -
The preface in the NCERT book on political science said it was a “tribute to the maturity of Indian democracy”. I wince as I read that now.

Covid has shown pedagogy needs to evolve to prepare children for the changing world

Paramita Baishya -
Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

India’s 24 cr school students need to be green-jobs ready. Give them climate literacy

Indu K. Murthy -
India is one of the few countries where environmental studies is compulsory at all levels of formal education — but it’s mostly textbook reading.
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Opinion

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

Seshadri Chari -
So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

India talked big on Russia-Ukraine mediation. Alaska meet offers a window

Dismiss debate on EC functioning as ‘hoo-haa’, then hail India as ‘robust democracy’

Economy

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Mrinalini Dhyani -
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

Defence

Yudh Seva Medal for Major General SS Sharda, who led Indian Army’s info war during Op Sindoor

Javaria Rana -
Independence Day honours for ADG Strat Comm team behind Op Sindoor’s strategic messaging, including the logo designer, for real-time narrative control & countering misinfo.

National Interest

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Shekhar Gupta -
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.

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