When we compare ourselves to others we feel lesser. But it is what makes you different that people will appreciate. Embrace what really makes you you. A teenager sits alone, head down, hugging her knees. (Illustration by News Decoder) This article, by high school...
As rising sea levels force migration of people, the languages they speak can get dispersed and die out. (Illustration by News Decoder) This article, by high school student Arya Sharma was produced out of News Decoder’s school partnership program and won an Honorable...
Grade inflation. Book and cell phone bans. Sports equity. School diversity. How a small town deals with a world conference. Our storytelling contest winners. A trophy in front of a red curtain. (Illustration by News Decoder) The judges in the 17th News Decoder...
How India manages the extreme weather events that are becoming more common with climate change can be a lesson for the world. Rescuers on their second day of mission following Tuesday’s landslides wait to cross a river at Chooralmala, Wayanad district, Kerala state,...
With temperature inversion and climate change, the joyful meaning of a festival dissipates in the air we can’t breathe. Fireworks during a Diwali celebration. (Credit: Getty Images) This article, by high school student Anoushka Arbhi was produced out of News...
Would you want a roommate to treat you the way we’ve treated the Earth? It’s time to clean up our act. The Earth, personified, slouches on a sofa. (Illustration by News Decoder) This article, by high school student Shikka Nanda, was produced out of News...
It’s time we rethink what we buy and wear and toss. As we fill our closets with new threads, the earth is getting poisoned by polyester. One woman models a skirt made out of a magpie inkcap mushroom and another models a skirt made of seaweed. (Illustration by...