Wednesday, Jun 21, 2023
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Milind Sohoni
The writer is with Centre for Technology Alternatives for Rural Areas, IIT Bombay. He is currently on deputation to IIT Goa.
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June 14, 2023 18:44 IST
From the selection process to curriculum, faculty and government have allowed IITs to become ivory towers that do not serve society
Thu, Jun 15, 2023
Does the new Karnataka government have enough agency to help its people?Premium Story
May 19, 2023 07:10 IST
Milind Sohoni writes: The concentration of power with the Centre has compromised the ability of state governments to address their problems
Fri, May 19, 2023
IITs need to make science empathetic and inclusiveSign In to read
April 19, 2023 06:44 IST
Milind Sohoni and Rijyuta Kaabaadee write: Students need a science which is free, and explores all nooks and crannies of knowledge and society. Training in science of empathy and diversity is what students should demand from professors.
Wed, Apr 19, 2023
How vikasvaad has lost out to centralisation of governmentPremium Story
February 24, 2023 07:30 IST
The appeal to ‘parampara’ of India and the unity of ‘Kashi-Rameswaram’ is the window dressing of a bitter drive to enforce a single market and create a highly centralised India
Fri, Feb 24, 2023
What is the solution to India’s garbage disposal problem?Premium Story
September 28, 2022 04:25 IST
A consumption tax based on concrete aspects of sustainability, and its local devolution, would create the right incentives for a scientific analysis of garbage and the logistics of its disposal.
Wed, Sep 28, 2022
Why lakhs of Indians go abroad to studyPremium Story
February 25, 2022 04:00 IST
Milind Sohoni writes: India’s educational institutions are disconnected from real world problems.
Mon, Feb 28, 2022
Covid numbers game: Why reliable data mattersPremium Story
June 30, 2021 03:05 IST
Milind Sohoni writes: Besides labour and capital, knowledge, including about mortality rates, is a key determinant of a country’s growth and well-being.
Wed, Jun 30, 2021
What has really tripped up India’s Covid efforts?Premium Story
May 03, 2021 04:18 IST
An outdated administrative system and a knowledge elite who have soaked up prestige but not delivered the facts are the biggest hurdle between us and a material society with a modern accountable state.
Mon, May 03, 2021
The government wants to build highways for growth. It might not workPremium Story
March 18, 2021 04:28 IST
The ministry of roads, transport and highways has seen a 30 per cent rise in its budget. But states like UP and Maharashtra have a poor record in converting state funding to welfare and mobility for citizens.
Mon, Mar 22, 2021
Curricula model at national-level doesn’t do justice to state or local-level problemsPremium Story
December 25, 2020 00:45 IST
Most developmental innovations such as the anganwadi, mid-day meals, water management, consumer and producer cooperatives, have come from the states.
Fri, Dec 25, 2020
Students should understand their future is bogged down by structurally flawed bureaucracyPremium Story
August 27, 2020 04:00 IST
It is time for the states to create a system which opens up professional opportunities, standards and training for our youth to serve their community, of achieving excellence through relevance.
Fri, Aug 28, 2020
Results of sero survey offer hope. Next phase needs less fear, better governancePremium Story
July 24, 2020 03:55 IST
The next phase requires a widespread understanding of the disease, of less fear and better governance. And a schedule of relaxations and tightening of rules which aim to meet infrastructure constraints and not merely to promote virtue.
Fri, Jul 24, 2020
Measuring the epidemic: Publicness, decentralisation of science and governance is neededPremium Story
June 13, 2020 03:52 IST
The epidemic has underlined that publicness and decentralisation of science and governance is the only way to atma-nirbharta, of creating knowledge and the professional ability to solve our own problems. Without this, the post-corona Indian society would be an unhappy attempt at making the old arrangement work in a degraded reality of fearful and angry people.
Sat, Jun 13, 2020
In Phase II of epidemic, states must build empirical and analytic foundations of systems of deliveryPremium Story
May 13, 2020 03:50 IST
Our scientific agencies need to uncover the regional parameters of the disease, its prevalence in the community, and typical trajectories. This will help in both clinical and logistical matters.
Wed, May 13, 2020
Higher education has become a waste of moneyPremium Story
March 05, 2020 01:12 IST
The gap between jobs, needs and knowledge, and the absence of role models, could be turning India’s demographic dividend into a nightmare.
Thu, Mar 05, 2020
Research in elite institutions must focus on the problems of their surrounding environmentPremium Story
October 16, 2019 00:00 IST
As a developing country, India faces many challenges. The systematic study of such problems and their solutions will lead not only to better development outcomes, but also new science, enterprises and jobs.
Wed, Oct 16, 2019
New Education Policy will ensure our higher education system remains a client of global sciencePremium Story
July 18, 2019 00:18 IST
The absence of data is noted and the concerned national institute, NIEPA, is pulled up. However, the question of how we have produced millions of unemployable graduates is not addressed.
Thu, Jul 18, 2019
The IITs, IISERs have lost the plot on what science really means and how it connects with societyPremium Story
April 19, 2019 00:10 IST
Educational institutes and higher learning centres should devote a substantial chunk of their resources to solve local problems for vikas to be meaningful.
Fri, Apr 19, 2019
Mind the knowledge gapPremium Story
December 25, 2018 03:50 IST
True development calls for a redistribution of knowledge between India and Bharat.
Tue, Dec 25, 2018
Elite sand in the machinePremium Story
August 23, 2018 00:30 IST
The reasons behind the failure of job creation and what the politicians can do about it
Thu, Aug 23, 2018
Steel frame, more flexiblePremium Story
June 13, 2018 00:27 IST
Recently announced lateral entry of 10 joint secretaries at the Centre is a remarkable opportunity to rethink the structure of the state and what we want from it.
Wed, Jun 13, 2018
An artificial shortage of factsPremium Story
December 22, 2017 00:38 IST
Steeped in elitism, our educational institutions discourage case studies. Government programmes remain unrelated to ground realities.
Fri, Dec 22, 2017
Add science to tastePremium Story
August 05, 2017 00:51 IST
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