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"They must know how to deal with the current CJI": SC orders dissociation
Updated : 2 days, 21 hours ago IST
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre, all State governments and institutions receiving public funds to dissociate the chairperson of the NCERT social science curriculum, Professor Michel Danino, along with his two associate members, from any role in preparing school curricul
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NCERT issues "unconditional" apology for withdrawn class 8 book over inapp
Updated : 4 days, 1 hour ago IST
The council expressed regret for the inconvenience caused, reiterating its commitment to accuracy and sensitivity in educational materials.
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NCERT recalls Class 8 Social Science textbook after Supreme Court's object
Updated : 2 weeks 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 : 2 weeks, 1 day 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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SC issues notices to Education Secy, NCERT director for "corruption in jud
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day ago IST
The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a complete blanket ban on both the reprinting and online circulation of NCERT's latest Class 8 Social Science textbook, addressing the issue of "corruption within the judiciary".
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NCERT withdraws Class 8 Social Science textbook over inappropriate content
Updated : 2 weeks, 2 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The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has issued an apology and withdrawn the distribution of its newly released Class 8 Social Science textbook after an inappropriate textual material and errors of judgement were found in a chapter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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NCERT 'trying' to retrieve 38 sold copies of now-withdrawn Class 8 Social
Updated : 2 weeks, 2 days ago IST
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is attempting to retrieve the 38 copies of the now-withdrawn Class 8 Social Science Part 2 textbook that were sold, sources in the Education Ministry told ANI on Wednesday.
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Delhi: After SC rap, NCERT halts Class 8 textbook to rewrite judiciary cha
Updated : 2 weeks, 2 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's Class 8 Social Science textbook, having section on 'corruption in
Updated : 2 weeks, 2 days ago IST
The National Council of Educational Research and Training's new Class 8 Social Science textbook, which had a section on "corruption in the judiciary", has been pulled out of sale, sources in the NCERT told ANI on Wednesday.
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"Will not let anyone defame institution," CJI raps NCERT after inclusion o
Updated : 2 weeks, 2 days ago IST
Senior lawyers Kapil Sibal and Abhishek M Singhvi mentioned the issue before the CJI-led bench and stated that children are being taught the subject of corruption in the judiciary as if it doesn't exist anywhere else in any other institution.
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"Brush them under the carpet": Senior Advocate Sibal slams NCERT over Clas
Updated : 2 weeks, 3 days ago IST
Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal on Tuesday criticised the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) over a newly added section in its Class 8 textbook on corruption in the judiciary, questioning why corruption in other sectors is not addressed.
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NCERT introduces 'corruption in judiciary' in new Class 8 Social Science t
Updated : 2 weeks, 4 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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