With board exams weeks away, study routines have intensified, and social lives have shrunk. Homes have grown quieter as pressure has mounted and expectations have sharpened. For many students, preparation has turned into isolation.
I joined a gym in October hoping the scale would fall. Three months, one and a half hours a day, six days a week later, my clothes were looser and my body fat had dropped, but the weighing machine stubbornly read 53 kg. I wanted to know why the mirror and the machine were telling different stories.
The UGC introduced new rules earlier this year to stop caste discrimination on campuses. It also set up a national monitoring committee to check if colleges follow them. But, will the committee be able to make an impact on the ground? Experts say that will depend on its independence and transparency.
As artificial intelligence reshapes careers and sidelines routine jobs, Indian students have been rethinking their futures. Increasingly, they are choosing psychology abroad, betting that empathy, judgement and understanding human behaviour will remain skills no machine can truly replace.
The Netherlands has quietly shown how a four-day working week can boost wellbeing without denting output. Pilot studies in the UK and experiments in firms worldwide have matched this balance in measurable ways. What can India learn from the Netherlands' four-day work week model?
Do you have people with disabilities as your colleagues at the workplace? For most, the answer would be 'no'. Corporate India has been overlooking a huge pool of talent. Many companies don't realise what they are missing and the question of PwD inclusion in corporates needs deeper understanding.
A word that promises transformation at midnight, only to quietly retreat when the alarm rings the next morning.
A growing number of Indian professionals have chosen peace of mind over pay hikes. The Great Place To Work Voice of India: Job-Switching Trends report has revealed a clear shift. Employees have shown they are ready to earn less if it means working in healthier environments.
India has begun rethinking whether English-only MBA classrooms still serve its diverse talent pool or bilingual or a multilingual management education can do a better job for such a linguistically diverse population.
From a personal commuting challenge to a national victory, a student-led idea powered its way to the top at the Smart India Hackathon 2025, beating more than 68,000 teams.
