With student suicides reaching a record 14,488 in 2024, the government has told Parliament that career stress, isolation and untreated mental disorders are among the key factors driving the crisis
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Zenaira Bakhsh is an Assistant Editor at Outlook, where she covers governance, minority rights, gender and conflict. She can be reached at zenaira@outlookindia.com and on Twitter at @zenairaaa.
A section respects him for the causes he has taken; another feels he changes his political stance often. Will the real Sonam Wangchuk please stand up?
With Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation, celebrations erupted at Jantar Mantar, but beneath the music and slogans, protesters debated the future of the movement, CJP's political ambitions and a generation's discovery of the value of political participation
As Delhi Police denies using pellet guns during the July 20 crackdown, an injured protester alleges she was struck by a rubber bullet while her MLC records a suspected gunshot injury
Students and police personnel landed in Delhi's RML Hospital after violence erupted during the CJP march at Jantar Mantar, with protesters alleging excessive force and police claiming they came under stone-pelting
Literacy in artificial intelligence (AI) is fast becoming a necessity rather than a choice—the skills students need in an AI-powered world and the challenges schools must overcome to integrate AI responsibly and equitably into education. To understand what meaningful AI literacy could look like in schools, Zenaira Bakhsh speaks with Victor R. Lee, the Khosla Family Professor in the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University and the faculty lead for the Stanford Accelerator for Learning’s AI and Education initiative. Edited excerpts.
Education Minister of Delhi Ashish Sood speaks to Zenaira Bakhsh about artificial intelligence (AI) literacy, digital classrooms, teachers’ training and the ongoing efforts to prepare students for an AI-driven future. He also addressed broader national debates, including the three-language formula under the National Education Policy (NEP) and the recent exam-paper leaks. Edited excerpts:
India’s AI education ambitions are colliding with the stark reality of missing digital infrastructure, undertrained teachers and AI tools blind to children’s cultural context
Parents are increasingly relying on coaching centres to bridge perceived academic gaps and prepare children for competitive examinations
The CBSE’s on-screen marking (OSM) system, introduced to make evaluation faster and more transparent, has instead triggered allegations of blurry answer sheets and crashing portals, sparking a larger debate over the future of high-stakes public examinations
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