Education

Coimbatore resident Aravinthan R P grows rare varieties of vegetables in a spare space at his father’s residential school. He also conserves seeds, and provides nutritious meals to the students, while encouraging them to learn how to farm.

Abhinay Sharma left his government job to take affordable education, something he always struggled to access, to aspiring students looking to rise above their circumstances. His YouTube channel has millions of subscribers today.

Assam's Uttam Teron started teaching underprivileged children in his cowshed. Today he runs Parijat Academy, a non-profit school that imparts formal education and hands-on skills to over 400 kids for free.

IIT Mandi has invited applications for its summer camp, Prayas 2.0, where selected students and teachers will delve into the world of artificial intelligence, robotics, and more.

The Union Education Ministry has launched ‘Jaadui Pitara’ to promote fun learning for 3–8-year-old kids. The material includes toys, puzzles, posters, flashcards, storybooks and more.

Delhi-based Ankit Aggarwal started a blog to inform his college mates about upcoming events. Today, it is a full-fledged tech startup called Unstop — an early talent engagement and hiring platform, which was recently showcased on Shark Tank Season 2.

ISRO has announced a 10-day free online course on remote sensing, being conducted by IIRS for students, researchers, government scientific staff etc. Read on for more details.

From clearing CA in her first attempt to learning how to drive, paraglide, and swim, Mumbai's Shilpa Mehta Jain has proved her mettle despite being affected by polio. Read how she braved the challenges that came her way.

Academic and social entrepreneur Dr Brij Kothari is the pioneer behind Same Language Subtitling, a tool hailed the world over for its ability to improve literacy. Here’s how his initiative Billion Readers, or BIRD, is set to transform one billion lives.

AICTE has announced a virtual internship where interested candidates will get access to IBM SkillsBuild. Read on to know the duration, number of seats and last date to apply.