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NCERT revamps curriculum committee after SC rap over Class 8 textbook
New Delhi: The NCERT has reconstituted its curriculum committee after being rapped by the Supreme Court over a section on “Corruption in Judiciary” in the now-withdrawn Class 8 Social Science textbook, officials…
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NCERT declared deemed-to-be university, allowed to award degrees
New Delhi: The National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has been formally declared a deemed-to-be university empowering it to award its own degrees, officials said. “The Ministry of Education, on…
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Disassociate from authors of judiciary chapter, SC tells Centre, states
New Delhi: Acting tough against three experts involved in drafting of a controversial chapter in the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) Class 8 social science book containing “offending” contents…
- India
NCERT issues public apology over judicial corruption chapter
New Delhi: The NCERT issued a public apology on Tuesday, March 10, for including a chapter on judicial corruption in a recent book that had earned the Supreme Court’s ire, and said…
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Explained: How are NCERT textbooks prepared?
New Delhi: A class 8 NCERT textbook, which carried a chapter about ‘judicial corruption’, is at the centre of controversy with the Supreme Court imposing a “complete blanket ban” on the book,…
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SC bans NCERT book over judiciary corruption; orders seizure, digital takedown
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, February 26, imposed a blanket ban on Class 8 NCERT book carrying a chapter on corruption in the judiciary, and ordered a seizure of all…
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Won’t allow defamation: CJI slams NCERT chapter on judiciary corruption
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday, February 25, took suo motu cognisance of the contents of the class 8 NCERT textbook referring to corruption in the judiciary and termed it a…
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NCERT introduces special modules on Operation Sindoor for classes 3 to 12
New Delhi: The NCERT has introduced two special modules on the Operation Sindoor for classes 3 to 12 describing the mission not just as a military operation but a promise to protect…
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NCERT spl module holds Jinnah, Congress, ‘culprits’ of India’s partition
New Delhi: A special module released by the NCERT to mark “Partition Horrors Remembrance Day” has held Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the Congress and then Viceroy Lord Mountbatten responsible for India’s partition. The…
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NCERT developing special module on Operation Sindoor for classes 3 to 12: Sources
New Delhi: The NCERT is developing a special classroom module on Operation Sindoor to help students learn about India’s defence strategy and diplomatic response, according to sources. The module will have two…
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Uttarakhand govt to introduce Gita, Ramayana in school curriculum
The Uttarakhand government has announced the inclusion of the Bhagavad Gita and the Ramayana in the syllabus of over 17,000 government schools, starting Wednesday, July 16. Additionally, all students will be required…
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New NCERT Class 8 textbook calls Mughals ‘mass murderers’, ‘temple destroyers’
The newly released Class 8 history textbooks of NCERT (National Council of Educational Research and Training), Mughal rulers Babur, Akbar, and Aurangzeb are described as “brutal mass murderers” and “destroyers of temples.”…
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‘Saffronisation’: SIO condemns NCERT’s decision to drop Mughals, Delhi Sultanate
The Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIO) have strongly condemned the National Council of Educational Research and Training’s (NCERT) decision to completely drop references to Mughals and the Delhi Sultanate from the newly…
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Mughals, Delhi Sultanate completely dropped from new NCERT textbooks
New Delhi: All references to Mughals and Delhi Sultanate have been dropped from class 7 NCERT textbooks, while chapter on Indian dynasties, ‘sacred geography,’ references to Maha Kumbh, and government initiatives like…
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NCERT to sell text books via Amazon to ensure fair price
New Delhi: The National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT), on Monday, October 7, signed a deal with e-commerce giant Amazon, to sell textbooks through their e-commerce platform Amazon.in. The NCERT…
