25 years after Yash Pal report, Centre chooses to weigh school bags, not look inside them

The report recommended major changes in the teaching process in India that had led children to memorise what they were taught without really comprehending it.

Krishna Kumar

· Dec 08, 2018 · 07:30 am

Linguistic politics: Poll promise of English-medium education in Telangana marks a significant shift

In its manifesto, the Bahujan Left Front has promised to introduce English-medium instruction along with Telugu in all government schools and classes.

Ajaz Ashraf

· Dec 01, 2018 · 08:00 am

No homework, no school bags heavier than 1.5 kg for students of Classes 1 and 2, says HRD Ministry

In May, the Madras High Court had asked the Centre to instruct state governments to regulate the weight of school bags.

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· Nov 26, 2018 · 07:16 pm

Suggestion to drop books from syllabus result of government interference, says DU council member

The university’s Standing Committee has recommended removing three books by Dalit writer Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd from its political science syllabus.

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· Oct 25, 2018 · 10:55 pm

Delhi University panel suggests removing Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd’s books from postgraduate syllabus

The Standing Committee also suggested discontinuing the use of ‘Dalit’ in academic discourse.

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· Oct 25, 2018 · 04:43 pm

HRD Ministry changes CBSE affiliation process for schools

Among the key changes is that schools will have to submit only two documents while applying for affiliation and the entire process will be online.

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· Oct 18, 2018 · 03:21 pm

Delhi: Civic body suspends school teacher who segregated students along religious lines

North Delhi Municipal Corporation Commissioner Madhup Vyas said the school in-charge’s conduct was bizarre and unpardonable.

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· Oct 11, 2018 · 08:43 am

HRD ministry asks North Delhi civic body for report after school is accused of segregating students

Teachers at Delhi Boys’ School in Wazirabad have claimed that Hindu and Muslim students were made to attend different classes.

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· Oct 10, 2018 · 11:25 am

CBSE says vocational exams for Class 10, 12 will begin in February 2019

The board said it will help declare results early.

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· Sep 26, 2018 · 09:20 pm

Union minister Prakash Javadekar says celebrating ‘Surgical Strikes Day’ is not mandatory

He said students and teachers had suggested they want to commemorate the second anniversary of the ‘surgical strikes’ against Pakistan.

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· Sep 21, 2018 · 02:37 pm

West Bengal will not mark ‘Surgical Strikes Day’, says minister Partha Chatterjee

He accused the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government at the Centre of trying to ‘malign and politicise’ the Army.

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· Sep 21, 2018 · 12:44 pm

UGC asks colleges to mark ‘surgical strikes day’ with programmes, talks on Army’s sacrifices

The University Grants Commission suggested that institutions ask students to ‘pledge their support’ to the armed forces through letters and cards.

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· Sep 20, 2018 · 06:16 pm