The Union Budget echoes the Economic Survey's call to improve learning and skills. Success will depend on how it recalibrates spending on quality-focused capacity-building
Here is this week's Glasshouse
The nation's Opposition is at a precarious juncture. Even more worrying than its internal contradictions is the disillusionment of the electorate, which has seemingly lost faith in its ability to bring about change
Indians say progress has been made on women's safety, fighting corruption and building infrastructure, but opinions are divided on AI, the new labour laws and environmental concerns.
Economic Survey 2025-26 shows education has achieved scale but weak early learning, secondary dropouts, skill mismatches and poor execution threaten long-term outcomes nationally
Notified to curb discrimination, the Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions Regulations, 2026 have triggered a backlash over narrowing caste protection, removing safeguards against false complaints and risking an atmosphere of surveillance in campuses
Individuals and institutions who have reshaped people's lives across remote geographies, stressed public infrastructure and fragile ecosystems
Here is this week's Glasshouse
Pratham has deeply influenced policy and teaching practices in schools across India by focusing on outcomes rather than just access and conducting benchmark surveys to assess the quality of education being imparted
Efforts to clean voter rolls through the Special Intensive Revision made Gyanesh Kumar a constant political target, as reform collided with mistrust and Opposition resistance
