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SC intervention sparks overhaul of NCERT class 8 textbook: What got dropped, and added
July 10, 2026 9:34 am
In the chapter titled "Citizenship: Rights and Duties," the textbook now lists economic background among the grounds for discrimination, alongside caste, religion, ethnicity, disability, race, physical appearance, gender, and sexuality.
NCERT introduces section on Emergency in Class 9 textbook, mentions Indira Gandhi
June 26, 2026 10:49 am
It is also worth noting that India has recently crossed the 50-year mark since the Emergency was declared in 1975.
NCERT Director: New books being reviewed as much as possible to limit possibility of explosion
April 05, 2026 11:41 am
A panel comprising ex-attorney general K K Venugopal and former SC judges, Justice Indu Malhotra and Justice Aniruddha Bose, will now review the chapter.
No new textbooks for Classes 10th, 11th in the current academic session: NCERT
March 19, 2026 10:09 am
In the notice, it apprised the students of Classes 10 and 11 that new textbooks will be introduced from the academic session 2027-28 onwards, rather than the current academic session.
Supreme Court has defended its dignity vis a vis NCERT. But what about vulnerable communities?
February 28, 2026 8:09 am
A democracy cannot afford selective vigilance. If the law acts decisively when institutions are maligned but hesitates when communities are stereotyped or vilified, it risks creating an unintended hierarchy of concern
NCERT retrieves 31 of 38 sold copies of Class 8th social science textbook
March 01, 2026 8:11 pm
After the sale of the book was halted on Tuesday, staff at the NCERT’s publication division and book counter on its campus in Delhi have been attempting to reach out to all the 38 buyers of the book in an effort to get the buyers to return the copies.
Beyond textbook uproar: The 6 values NCERT ‘judicial corruption’ chapter aimed to teach
February 26, 2026 2:39 pm
Bangalore Principles of Judicial Conduct define six pillars of judicial ethics including independence, integrity, and impartiality guiding judges in India and globally.
Congress leaders accepted Partition as only way forward: New NCERT book
February 25, 2026 10:25 am
Old textbook said ‘Partition became more or less inevitable’.
NCERT’s new Class 8 book lists ‘corruption in judiciary’, ‘massive backlog’ as challenges
February 25, 2026 2:08 pm
The new book lists the approximate number of pending cases in the Supreme Court (81,000), High Courts (62,40,000), and District and Subordinate Courts (4,70,00,000).
Over 30,000 textbooks seized by NCERT as it cracks down on piracy
January 18, 2026 6:12 pm
The police also recovered two printing machines, aluminium printing plates, paper rolls, and printing ink, indicating large-scale unauthorised printing.
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