• The Federal
    Aranya Shankar
    About the AuthorAranya Shankar
    Aranya Shankar is a Special Correspondent with The Federal.
      India AI Impact Summit 2026, New Delhi
      Business

      Galgotias’ robodog row: Blaming, philosophy, clarification, but no apology

      19 Feb 2026 9:20 AM IST
      End of exams, rote learning? Leaders flag AIs potential to transform education at Delhi AI summit
      Education

      Leaders flag AI's potential to transform education at India AI summit

      18 Feb 2026 4:01 PM IST
      CBSE exam results
      Education

      What if CBSE Board exams don't go as planned? Here's the way forward

      17 Feb 2026 12:39 PM IST
      India AI Impact Summit 2026, Delhi
      Business

      Will AI summit deliver outcomes benefiting Global South? Why critics are sceptical

      17 Feb 2026 11:31 AM IST
      Psychologist Roma Kumar
      Schools

      Board exam anxiety? A clinical psychologist's pointers for students, parents

      15 Feb 2026 8:29 PM IST
      CBSE Board Exams 2026 begin Feb 17: Everything candidates need to know
      Education

      CBSE Board Exams 2026 begin Feb 17: Everything candidates need to know

      15 Feb 2026 6:20 AM IST
      NEP’s promise meets fiscal reality: Education ministry underspends despite record allocations
      Education

      NEP’s promise meets fiscal reality: Education ministry underspends despite record funding

      13 Feb 2026 11:47 AM IST
      Students gather in Delhi demanding restoration of UGC Equity Regulations addressing caste discrimination in higher education.
      India

      Students mobilise nationwide after SC stays UGC equity rules

      12 Feb 2026 9:37 PM IST
      A decade after the 2016 event which saw JNU being branded ‘anti-national’, whats changed on campus
      The Eighth Column

      A decade after the 2016 event which saw JNU being branded ‘anti-national’, what's changed on campus

      9 Feb 2026 9:51 AM IST
      campus ban
      Delhi

      JNU move to rusticate top student leaders over last year’s protest sparks row

      8 Feb 2026 1:38 PM IST
      Gender Budget 2026 shrinks at revised stage, exposing Rs 51,000 crore gap
      Business

      Gender Budget 2026 shrinks at revised stage, exposing Rs 51,000 crore gap

      3 Feb 2026 4:00 PM IST
      Budget 2026 focuses on AI, digital education but concerns over inequalities remain
      Education

      Budget 2026 focuses on AI, digital education but concerns over inequalities remain

      1 Feb 2026 6:30 PM IST
      Social media ban
      India

      Social media ban for Under-16s: Is Australia-style law feasible in India?

      31 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
      SC stay on UGC equity rules sparks fierce debate across academia, politics
      Education

      SC stay on UGC equity rules sparks fierce debate across academia, politics

      30 Jan 2026 9:27 AM IST
      Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar
      Education

      Padma Shri for ex-JNU VC Jagadesh Kumar reignites debate over his academic legacy

      27 Jan 2026 7:48 PM IST
      IIT Kanpur suicide: The silent crisis in PhD programmes in India
      Education

      IIT-Kanpur suicide flags the silent crisis in India’s PhD programmes

      25 Jan 2026 11:58 AM IST
      Rohith Vemula
      Education

      Decade after Rohith Vemula's death, students flag systemic caste bias on campuses

      21 Jan 2026 11:49 AM IST
      Professional milestones to personal moments — what Umar and Sharjeel have lost since 2020 arrest
      The Eighth Column

      Professional milestones to personal moments — what Umar and Sharjeel have lost since 2020 arrest

      21 Jan 2026 9:11 AM IST
      Suicide, Depression
      India

      SC orders sweeping reforms to curb student suicides, tightens rules for universities

      15 Jan 2026 9:57 PM IST
      Rohith Act demand persists 10 years after Rohith Vemula’s death
      India

      Rohith Act demand persists 10 years after Rohith Vemula’s death

      15 Jan 2026 6:57 PM IST
      Venezuela attack by US
      India

      Opposition parties slam US aggression in Venezuela, Centre’s tame response

      13 Jan 2026 3:01 PM IST
      golden jackals
      Delhi

      Deaths of 11 golden jackals at JNU raise concerns over wildlife safety on campus

      8 Jan 2026 9:32 AM IST
      Delhis outdated, fragmented sewage network triggers systemic water contamination
      Delhi

      Delhi's outdated, fragmented sewage network triggers systemic water contamination

      7 Jan 2026 2:27 PM IST
      Delhi riots case: Bail for five, jail for two leaves families balancing relief and sorrow
      India

      Delhi riots case: Bail for five, jail for two leaves families balancing relief and sorrow

      6 Jan 2026 8:28 AM IST
      Delhi air pollution
      Delhi

      Delhi spent just 17 pc of NCAP air pollution funds in 5 years: RTI

      4 Jan 2026 3:47 PM IST
      Justice for Anjel Chakma: North East groups protest against racism in Delhi
      Delhi

      Justice for Anjel Chakma: North East groups protest against racism in Delhi

      2 Jan 2026 9:50 AM IST
      Anjel Chakma death
      India

      After Anjel Chakma’s death, NE students say core failure is lack of legal recognition

      30 Dec 2025 8:53 AM IST
      Aravalli Hills
      India

      Aravalli Hills case: Activists welcome SC order, call it ‘interim win’

      29 Dec 2025 6:33 PM IST
      Why the new Aravalli definition is dangerous | Neelam Ahluwalia interview
      India

      Why the new Aravalli definition is dangerous | Neelam Ahluwalia interview

      28 Dec 2025 6:28 PM IST
      A
      India

      Why India’s Rights Commissions are struggling to stay afloat

      25 Dec 2025 6:20 AM IST
      X