The world of work is being redrawn faster than most institutions can respond to, and nowhere is this more visible than across the BRICS economies. Together, Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, and the bloc’s newer members represent a vast portion of the global workforce, yet they face a common vulnerability: skills systems that were […]
A physics professor himself, and someone who has previously served as Dean of Research and Development, Prof. Rao speaks candidly about the state of research funding in Andhra Pradesh, the effort to decentralise lab access beyond Amaravati, the persistent struggle to fund young and mid-career researchers, and — perhaps most passionately — why he believes the fear surrounding subjects like physics has less to do with the subject itself, and everything to do with how it's taught.