Education Policy
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Centre says NCERT will encourage use of ‘Bharatiya’ languages
In October, the Council’s seven-member panel on social sciences had recommended replacing ‘India’ with ‘Bharat’ in school textbooks.
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NCERT panel recommends including Ramayana, Mahabharata in school history textbooks
The committee also said that the preamble of the Constitution should be written on the walls of classrooms.
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Common board, curriculum across country is not desirable, CBSE tells Delhi HC
The authority told the court that a uniform board would be unable to take local cultures and contexts into account.
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Trending
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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CAA is a letdown, but Bengali Hindus in Assam are unlikely to ditch BJP
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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Bodies with hands tied uncovered from mass graves in Gaza, says UN
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‘New education policy will sow seeds for starting a new era,’ says Narendra Modi
The prime minister said studying should not just be limited to the walls of the classroom, but interlinked with the outside world.
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Government’s intervention, influence on education policy should be minimal, says Modi
President Ram Nath Kovind said the new policy has been formulated after an unprecedented process of consultations.
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Why learning Chinese should not be seen as a security risk to India
India’s New Education Policy 2020 has effectively downgraded the Chinese language.
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Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Is the National Education Policy 2020 designed to deliver equitable quality public education?
It is based on a relatively shallow understanding of the ground realities of education in an unequal society.
Poonam Batra
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NEP focuses on ‘how to think’ rather than ‘what to think’, based on holistic approach: Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Modi said the New Education Policy will lay the foundation of a ‘New India’ by preparing students for the 21st Century.
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‘Tamil Nadu will never allow three-language formula,’ says CM on new National Education Policy
Edappadi K Palaniswami said the state will stick to its existing two-language policy.
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The Reel
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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New Education Policy omits Chinese from list of foreign languages offered in schools
The language was, however, included in the draft version of the education policy released last year.
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Manish Sisodia says New Education Policy proposes ‘highly-regulated, poorly-funded’ learning model
He added that the new policy has not been able to break free of the old ways of understanding and imparting education.
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Hindi ‘imposition’: Politicians in Tamil Nadu and Telangana welcome modified draft education policy
The DMK said the removal of a clause on learning Hindi was a success of former party chief M Karunanidhi’s legacy.
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The Field
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Odisha FC beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant in first leg of semi-final
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Indian men’s and women’s compound teams through to finals
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ISL 2023-24: How first-time head coach Petr Kratky helped Mumbai City FC pick up the pieces
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IPL 2024: Marcus Stoinis helps Lucknow breach the Chennai fortress with unbeaten century
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Jyothi Surekha Vennam finishes second in women’s compound qualification