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NCERT recalls Class 8 Social Science textbook after Supreme Court's object
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
In a media advisory, NCERT requested that "any individual or organisation, who is in possession of the NCERT textbook Exploring Society: India and Beyond, Social Science Grade 8 Part 2, or any material related to it, may return it to the Head, Department of Education in Social Sciences (D
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"Supreme Court has justified what it has done": Karnataka Minister Priyank
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
The political row over an NCERT textbook chapter on judicial corruption escalated on Thursday after the Supreme Court imposed a "complete blanket ban" on the Class 8 NCERT book.
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Education Ministry writes to MeitY, I&B to halt digital circulation of ban
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
The Education Ministry on Thursday wrote to the Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B), and the Secretary of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), seeking immediate steps to halt the dissemination of the withdrawn textbook through dig
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Congress' Jairam Ramesh backs Supreme Court's "outrage" over NCERT textboo
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh backed the Supreme Court's outrage over critical references to the judiciary in NCERT textbooks, and called for an investigation into what he termed as the RSS's "vile and malice-driven work" over the past decade.
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NCERT withdraws Class 8 Social Science textbook over inappropriate content
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has issued an apology and withdrawn the distribution of its newly released Class 8 Social Science textbook after an inappropriate textual material and errors of judgement were found in a chapter on the judiciary.
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Delhi: After SC rap, NCERT halts Class 8 textbook to rewrite judiciary cha
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
After the Supreme Court took strong note of references to "corruption in the judiciary" in a Class 8 Social Science textbook, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Wednesday said it has put the book's distribution on "strict hold" and apologised for what it
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NCERT introduces 'corruption in judiciary' in new Class 8 Social Science t
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
For the first time, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has introduced a section on "corruption in the judiciary" in its new Class 8 Social Science textbook, marking a significant shift from earlier editions that largely focused on the structure and role of c
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NCERT, Delhi Police seize 32,000 pirated books in major crackdown
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
During the operation, around 32,000 pirated NCERT textbooks of various classes and subjects were seized. The police also recovered two printing machines, aluminium printing plates, paper rolls, and printing ink, indicating large-scale unauthorised printing.
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Baudhayana-Pythagoras' Theorem introduced in Class 8 NCERT maths textbook
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
For generations, Indian students have learnt it simply as the Pythagoras Theorem. In a quiet but significant shift, the Class 8 NCERT mathematics textbook has now introduced it as the Baudhayana-Pythagoras Theorem, tracing its origins in ancient Indian mathematical texts.
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From Kakatiyas to Brahmapalas, NCERT's New Textbook Brings India's Medieva
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
From the Kakatiyas of Telangana to the Eastern Gangas of Odisha, NCERT's newly released Grade 7 Social Science textbook marks a clear shift from a North India-centric narrative to include kingdoms from all corners of India.
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No textbook has ever glorified Ghazni: RJD MP Manoj Kumar slams "new fleet
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
He stated that Ghazni hasn't been glorified in any textbook and that historians have described him within a given context. Jha criticised the tendency to view issues through a headline-centric lens, calling it unfair. He also commented on the emergence of a new group of academicians and i
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Plundered cities, slaughtered tens of thousands: NCERT Class VII book expa
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The new NCERT Social Science textbook for Class VII carries an extensive section on the Ghaznavids, detailing Mahmud of Ghazni's plunder of Indian cities and the slaughter of "infidels," including Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, and even rival Islamic sects.
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