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India

Raghu Rai: Photography, Memory and Six Decades of India

Raghu Rai documented India for more than six decades, from politics and Bhopal to cities and ordinary life, creating one of Indian photography’s major archives.

3 days ago · 18 min read

Himalayan village women standing around forest trees in a documentary reconstruction of the Chipko movement.

India

The Chipko Movement: Forest Rights, Women and Environmental Protest in India

The Chipko movement was a series of Himalayan forest struggles linking conservation, local livelihoods, women’s labour and resistance to commercial logging.

3 days ago · 14 min read

Older and younger people combining a traditional practice with a modern adaptation.

Explained

Tradition and Progress: What Should Societies Preserve or Change?

Tradition and progress are not opposites. Societies must decide what deserves continuity, what should adapt and what can no longer be justified.

3 days ago · 13 min read

Employees testing and refining a practical improvement to a workplace process

Explained

How to Be Innovative at Work: From Ideas to Useful Change

Learn how to be innovative at work by identifying real problems, testing useful ideas, managing implementation and proving improvements with evidence.

3 days ago · 13 min read

Local residents working together on a community environmental project beside a natural area.

Explained

Grassroots Environmental Movements: How Local Action Changes Policy

Grassroots environmental movements turn local knowledge and shared environmental problems into organised action that can influence policy and resource governance.

3 days ago · 16 min read

Several cooking oils beside vegetables and cooking ingredients in a home kitchen

Science & Health

Which Cooking Oil Is Healthiest? Fat Quality, Heat and What Actually Matters

Which cooking oil is healthiest depends on fat quality, what it replaces, how it is heated and how much you use—not on finding one perfect oil.

3 days ago · 13 min read

A Laurie Baker building using exposed brick, natural ventilation and site-sensitive design

India

Laurie Baker: Low-Cost Architecture, Climate and Design

Laurie Baker reshaped Indian architecture through low-cost, climate-responsive design using local materials, passive cooling and disciplined material efficiency.

3 days ago · 16 min read

People from different generations taking part in a public environmental gathering.

Explained

History of the Green Movement: How Environmentalism Became a Global Political Force

The history of the green movement spans conservation, pollution campaigns, Earth Day, global environmental diplomacy, environmental justice and climate action.

3 days ago · 14 min read

An older practitioner teaching a living cultural tradition to younger participants.

Explained

Intangible Cultural Heritage: Meaning, Examples and Safeguarding

Intangible cultural heritage includes living traditions, skills and knowledge that communities practise, adapt and transmit across generations.

3 days ago · 15 min read

A varied meal spread containing grains, pulses, vegetables, fruit and protein foods

Science & Health

Why Dietary Variety Matters: How Eating Different Foods Supports Better Nutrition

Dietary variety helps improve nutrient coverage by including different nutritious foods across and within food groups without requiring a perfect daily menu.

3 days ago · 12 min read

Team defining a work problem and comparing evidence before choosing a solution

Explained

How to Solve Problems Better: A Practical Framework for Work

Learn how to solve problems by defining the real issue, testing assumptions, comparing options, measuring results and adapting when conditions change.

3 days ago · 14 min read

Community artists practising and teaching a folk art tradition.

Explained

Folk Arts: Meaning, Traditions and Why They Matter

Folk arts are not simply old decorations made outside elite institutions. They are community-created ways of making meaning through image, sound, movement, craft and performance,…

3 days ago · 14 min read