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Last Updated:July 12, 2026, 4:25 PM IST The new edition removes a sentence from the earlier version which stated that “the Congress leaders were helpless” as communal violence spread across subcontinent during Partition The chapter also adds that whether the Congress leadership’s decision to accept Partition was “the only way forward” remains a matter of…
The Centre has said that the Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing (DIKSHA) platform has become India’s “One Nation, One Digital Platform” for school education. The platform provides digital learning resources to students and teachers across the country. Launched in 2017, DIKSHA is led by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) along with…
Last Updated:June 26, 2026, 09:18 IST Unlike the previous NCERT political science textbook, it does not contain the Preamble or explain terms such as “Sovereign”, “Socialist”, “Secular”, “Democratic” and “Republic”. The earlier NCERT textbook had an entire chapter on the Constitution and described the Preamble as the philosophical foundation of the document. (AI Generated Image)…
Last Updated:June 24, 2026, 3:59 PM IST PAFRE objected to the title of the book – Krishna – saying it may introduce religious and mythological elements into school education under the NEP 2020. The group has asked NCERT to explain why the textbook was given this title and has demanded that it be renamed to…
Last Updated:June 15, 2026, 1:18 PM IST NCERT Class 9 Textbook: In the new version, shading has been added to cover the torso from the shoulders downward, making it look like the figure is clothed. The ‘Dancing Girl’ has been part of NCERT textbooks for over 25 years, and earlier versions always showed the original…
Last Updated:April 03, 2026, 09:44 IST Education Ministry stated that NCERT would now be a deemed to be a university, granting it the power to offer courses and to confer degrees in its own name. To ensure quality and accountability, the Ministry directed NCERT to seek accreditation on multiple fronts. (Image: ncert.nic.in) The Education Ministry…
Last Updated:March 20, 2026, 4:21 PM IST Solicitor General Tushar Mehta stated the Centre has formed the committee to draft the chapter. KK Venugopal will be a member along with Justices Indu Malhotra and Aniruddha Bose. Supreme Court of India (File photo) The Centre told the Supreme Court on Friday that it has formed an…
The Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar has ended its association with guest faculty member Michel Danino, two days after the Supreme Court directed governments, universities, and public institutions to distance themselves from individuals linked to a now-withdrawn school textbook that referred to “corruption in the judiciary”. Confirming the move to NDTV, IIT Gandhinagar Director Rajat…
Hindi News Career NCERT: Prof Michel Denino Removed From Curriculum Over Corruption In Judiciary Chapter 2 hours ago copy link The Supreme Court is preparing to remove the team that prepared the sub-chapter named ‘Corruption in the Judiciary’ in the NCERT’s Class 8 Social Science book. The court has directed the Central Government, all State…
Last Updated:March 10, 2026, 09:59 IST NCERT issued on apology for Chapter IV, “The Role of Judiciary in our Society” which stated said that corruption, pending cases, were among the challenges faced by judicial system. The entire book has been withdrawn and is no longer available, NCERT stated. The National Council of Educational Research and…