Education
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Paragraphs on Gujarat riots, chapter on Mughal history removed from NCERT textbooks
The changes have been made to reduce the burden on students after the coronavirus pandemic, the education body said.
Scroll Staff
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‘Shortage of doctors’: Supreme Court dismisses petition to delay 2022 postgraduate NEET
It will have cascading impact on patient care and affect the doctors who have already registered, the court said.
Scroll Staff
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Centre scraps MP quota for admissions to Kendriya Vidyalayas
The decision was taken as the quotas were hurting the quality of learning and students-teacher ratio, the government said.
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Trending
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‘Media, politicians totally clueless’: Sudhir Chaudhary on Zee News before leaving the channel
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Questions arise when police arrest Mohammed Zubair, but not Nupur Sharma, says retired SC judge
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How the Modi government has weaponised the ED to go after India’s Opposition
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Muslim eatery owner arrested in UP for packing meat dishes in newspaper with images of Hindu deities
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FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup, India vs China live updates: India ends the match in a 1-1 draw
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Data check: Twelve Indian states have reduced the share of education in their Budget allocations
Nineteen of 21 states are estimated to have spent less than what they set out to in 2020-’21.
Prafull Satpute, IndiaSpend.com
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Over 26% children in rural India did not have access to smartphones for online classes, shows survey
The Annual Status of Education Report (Rural) 2021 survey also showed that admissions to government schools increased by 5% between 2020 and 2021.
Scroll Staff
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India’s premier educational institutions like IITs and NITs are functioning without top leadership
At least two dozen posts are lying vacant.
Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com
Video
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‘Market price is very high’: Inflation in Pakistan pushes up prices for sacrificial cattle this Eid
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Caught on camera: Black balloons released near PM Modi’s helicopter in Andhra Pradesh
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Watch: Rapper Drake joins Backstreet Boys to perform ‘I Want It That Way’ at Toronto concert
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Watch: Eco-activists glue themselves to frame of painting at National Gallery in London
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Watch: Man laid off from job builds outdoor resort for birds to eat, play, and drink water
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Why school education laws in Indian states are so difficult to understand
An analysis shows that most education laws across the country are wordy, restrictive and incomprehensible even for college graduates.
Jayana Bedi, IndiaSpend.com & Prashant Narang, IndiaSpend.com
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What will happen to India’s ed-tech startups once schools reopen?
Experts expect 2021 to be a year of consolidation, with several mergers and acquisitions in the education space.
Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com
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Nursery admissions in Delhi to begin from February 18
The first list is expected on March 20 and the entire process will conclude on March 31.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Dr. Arora’ trailer: Web series takes a humorous look at sexual problems
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Circle of love: Nagesh Kukunoor on going from ‘Hyderabad Blues’ to ‘Modern Love Hyderabad’
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Start the week with a film: ‘American Honey’, the flip side of the American Dream
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In ‘Shamshera’, a ‘masala potboiler’ and Ranbir Kapoor as ‘never seen before’
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Deepti Naval at the movies: Single-screen theatres, Rajesh Khanna and ‘Mera Naam Joker’
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Hurt by financial instability, many Indians will choose public schools over private schools in 2021
Experts make predictions for the education sector in the new year.
Shreya Khaitan, IndiaSpend.com
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Kerala most literate state in India, Andhra Pradesh the least, shows NSO survey
India’s overall literacy rate stands at 77.7%, according to the report.
Scroll Staff
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NCERT drops portion on separatist politics in J&K, includes Article 370 to Class 12 textbook
The deleted portion said that the initial support to militancy had been replaced with ‘the urge for peace’.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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World Test Championship: India docked two points after Edgbaston test, slip below Pakistan
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FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup, India vs China live updates: India ends the match in a 1-1 draw
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Malaysia Masters Super 500: Malvika Bansod, women’s doubles pairs bow out on a tough day for Indians
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Watch: Edgbaston Test Day 5 highlights and Bumrah's post-match reaction as England level series
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'Special win by England', 'This should hurt India': Reactions after Root-Bairstow show at Edgbaston