The recent transition of Govt. schools from JKBOSE to the CBSE curriculum marks a significant step towards standardizing education in the Union Territory of Ladakh. However, the lack of a dedicated Environmental Science (EVS) subject in the CBSE curriculum poses a significant challenge, primarily for both students and subject teachers, and generally for the whole populace. This change not only impacts the quality of education but also undermines efforts to build an environmentally literate s...

I am the first in my family to earn a Master’s degree, an achievement that carries both immense pride and deep responsibility. If my grandfather were here today, his eyes would shine with happiness, his hands resting on my shoulders with quiet pride. But he isn’t. That absence is something I carry with me every day. His dreams and his hopes for me live on through me, pushing me to turn this education into something meaningful. But I knew that in this fast-paced world, I needed to challenge m...