The real skilling challenge facing the country is not producing more certificates but helping young people navigate a fast-changing labour market. AI generated image Successive Indian governments have spent years building a skilling ecosystem aimed at preparing the young population...

India cannot become a scientific power by funding laboratories while burdening scientists with the very bureaucracy that prevents them from using them effectively. Indian science presents a curious paradox. We celebrate our scientists for achieving remarkably good results with limited...

What does it mean to democratise science? At its simplest, it means widening participation, ensuring that the opportunity to ask meaningful questions, access resources, and contribute to knowledge is not confined to a narrow set of institutions or individuals. It...