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The recent changes in textbooks are purely based on the recommendations made by experts, said NCERT Director Dinesh Prasad Saklani.
The higher education department will soon include road safety in the college curriculum, chapters related to it will also be included at the secondary and primary level or in book of moral education
The NCERT will work towards bringing a balanced perspective of all genders in the new National Curriculum Framework (NCF) and in its textbooks, according to a parliamentary committee. The panel had earlier recommended that to address the under-representation of women and girls in school textbooks or them being depicted only in traditional roles, a thorough analysis from the view point of gender bias and stereotypes should be undertaken by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). It had also said efforts should be made to make content portrayal and visual depiction gender inclusive. On Monday, the report of the Reforms in Content and Design of School Text Books Committee on the action taken by the government on its recommendations and observations was tabled in Parliament. "The committee has been informed that the NCERT has taken note of all the issues raised by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports and will ..
Amid controversy over textbook revisions in Karnataka, the Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday said the state government is open to revising the textbooks.
After the hijab controversy, the textbook revisions row has hit the state's education sector hard
Under 'Free Supply of Textbook supplies and Material 2020-2021', an additional recurring expenditure of ₹30.05 crore has been allocated
As public participation gains significance in the fight against coronavirus, the Centre on Friday asked the NCERT and state governments to include chapters on citizens' duties in school books
Says textbooks are not meant for making students activists but for educating them