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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.
What should a textbook teach a 13-year-old about India’s judiciary? Answering the question may need expertise that isn't just judicial
April 10, 2026 7:41 pm
Evaluating textbooks like NCERT's through a purely legal lens shifts the objective from quality education to reputational protection
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.
Missing in NCERT textbook vs Court, a question: How do you talk about justice, corruption to a 13-year-old?
March 28, 2026 1:52 pm
The pedagogic challenge would be no less for an Aristotle or a Panini. They would probably choose a different text to draw their pupil’s attention to the idea of justice and its social experience
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.
IIT Gandhinagar to decide on Michel Danino's position after SC calls for dissociating from his NCERT book team
March 12, 2026 5:30 pm
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court directed the Centre, states, Union Territories, universities, and public institutions to dissociate from three members of the textbook development team who drafted the chapter on the judiciary in the now-withdrawn Class 8 social science textbook.
Will purging reference to judicial corruption from NCERT textbooks solve the real problem?
March 03, 2026 1:07 pm
Protecting the judiciary’s integrity and educating students about institutional challenges are not contradictory aims. A mature democracy requires both respect for its institutions and the courage to examine them critically
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.
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