Elephant Family Foundation India’s latest outreach connects children with nature through imagination writes Autar Nehru Mumbai-based art curator Farah Siddiqui Khan, chairperson of Elephant Family Foundation India (EFFI) — a nonprofit Section 8 company and the Indian affiliate of Elephant Family UK — has released her first children’s book titled “Sofie’s Great Wildlife Adventure.” The richly illustrated book, aimed at …

The 10th edition of the India Rankings under the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)—India’s official system for assessing and ranking higher education institutions—was released on September 4, 2025, after a short delay. This year, the Ministry of Education outsourced data verification to EY, a private consultancy firm, in an effort to address criticism of weak verification protocols. Earlier in April, …

Marking one year of interdisciplinary research, Fame University’s CRWBH advances evidence-based strategies to promote mental health, resilience, and holistic societal wellbeing The Centre for Research in Wellbeing and Happiness (CRWBH) at FLAME University, Pune, dedicated to advancing interdisciplinary research on societal wellbeing, on October 10 celebrated its one year of establishment and hosted its 1st Annual Symposium on “Intervention Pathways …

World Mental Health Day serves as a powerful reminder that there is no health without mental health. The 2025 campaign theme, “Mental Health in Humanitarian Emergencies,” draws attention to the urgent need to address the mental health and psychosocial needs of individuals and communities affected by crises such as conflicts, natural disasters, and public health emergencies. According to the World …

By Siddharth Rajgarhia We often believe that our role as educators begins with curriculum and ends with assessment. But beneath the lesson plans and gradebooks lies a more delicate, more profound truth: we are custodians of growing hearts navigating a world more complex than we ever faced. Each child walks into school not just with a backpack of books, but …

Silvin Additives, a leading manufacturer of PVC and CPVC additives, is set to expand its pioneering education initiative, introducing Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) to school students in Bodeli in Vadodara district. The initiative is a part of Silvin’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The programme aims to equip young learners with life skills such as confidence, resilience, focus and emotional intelligence, qualities …