![“Learning is not a competition,” says Singapore’s Education Minister; does away with exam rankings](https://gbrifoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/School-kids-in-Singapore.jpg)
“Learning is not a competition,” says Singapore’s Education Minister; does away with exam rankings
Singapore’s Minister of Education Ong Ye Kung feels that young children shouldn’t see learning as a competition, but as a form of self-discipline. This is why Ong has decided to
![Two California professors arrange a set of seesaws across the US-Mexico border wall for kids from both sides to play together](https://gbrifoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/See-saws-installed-across-the-border-640x550.jpg)
Two California professors arrange a set of seesaws across the US-Mexico border wall for kids from both sides to play together
Two college professors from California, Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello, just gave a new ‘unifying’ twist to the border wall that separates the US and Mexico. The duo built
![Under a new green initiative, Ethiopia plants more than 350 million trees in just 12 hours](https://gbrifoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Trees-780x550.jpg)
Under a new green initiative, Ethiopia plants more than 350 million trees in just 12 hours
Setting a new world record, Ethiopia planted over 350 million trees in a mere 12-hour period on Monday. The mass tree planting in the country is part of a bigger
![This Indian officer tackled malnutrition with a brilliant initiative – ‘My School, My Farm’](https://gbrifoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/8180ACA1-D61B-4630-BEDE-A07A7E1D4FDE.jpeg)
This Indian officer tackled malnutrition with a brilliant initiative – ‘My School, My Farm’
When Shashanka Ala, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, got posted in the Lawngtlai district of Mizoram – a small, hilly northeastern state – she was stunned by the time it