'Bharat', 'India' to be used interchangeably in textbooks, debate over it useless: NCERT ChiefThe NCERT will use "Bharat" and "India" interchangeably in school textbooks, aligning with the Constitution's use of both names, says NCERT...
17 Jun, 2024, 08.04 PM IST
Provide study material in Indian languages digitally in 3 years: Govt to educational institutions"The government has directed all school and higher education regulators like UGC, AICTE, NCERT, NIOS, IGNOU and heads of INIs like IITs, CU...
19 Jan, 2024, 07.48 PM IST
Centre rejects Kerala's demand to reconsider 'India' to 'Bharat' textbook recommendationUnion Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has declined the Kerala Government's demand to reconsider the recent recommendation of an NCERT...
19 Jan, 2024, 03.48 PM IST
NCERT does not differentiate between 'India' and 'Bharat': MoS Education tells Rajya Sabha"Article 1 of the Constitution of India states that 'India', that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States'. India's Constitution recognises b...
06 Dec, 2023, 10.55 PM IST
Ramayana, Mahabharata should be included in social sciences curriculum: NCERT panelIssac earlier said that the same panel had also recommended replacing the country name 'India' with 'Bharat' in textbooks, introducing 'cla...
21 Nov, 2023, 08.32 PM IST
Ramayana likely to be part of NCERT social science textbooksA high-level panel from the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) in India has recommended that epics like Ramayana...
21 Nov, 2023, 10.52 AM IST
Bharat, instead of India, reaches Cabinet in a fully-loaded railway document"Bharat" gained prominence as the Cabinet received a proposal from the railway ministry that replaced 'India' in official documents. This s...
28 Oct, 2023, 01.22 PM IST
Bharat in our DNA, says BJP leader on NCERT panel's recommendation for school textbooksNational Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has recommended replacing the usage of 'India' with 'Bharat' in school textbo...
26 Oct, 2023, 11.47 AM IST
'India' or 'Bharat'? What does it matterThe National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has formed a high-level committee to revise the school curriculum. The co...
25 Oct, 2023, 11.34 PM IST
Panel suggests replacing 'India' with 'Bharat' in NCERT textbooksA NCERT committee for curriculum development in India has recommended replacing the term 'India' with 'Bharat' in school textbooks. The com...
25 Oct, 2023, 11.17 PM IST
Opposition slams BJP govt over NCERT panel's recommendation to replace 'India' with 'Bharat' in school textbooksOpposition parties in India have criticized a recommendation by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) to replac...
25 Oct, 2023, 08.45 PM IST
NCERT panel recommends replacing 'India' with 'Bharat' in school textbooksA committee appointed by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) in India has recommended replacing the name "Ind...
25 Oct, 2023, 02.55 PM IST
Bridge that digital teaching divideThe Production-Linked Incentive Scheme, private charities, expat and alumni associations, temple trusts with vaults bursting at the seams, ...
27 Jun, 2021, 10.53 PM IST
Modi government to roll out uniform Value Education for schools in 2019-20 sessionThe government’s ‘roadmap’ on Value Education conceptualises it as a “planned effort by schools to nurture the core universal values held u...
15 Jun, 2018, 10.43 AM IST
- NCERT replaces book on Buddha by Nehru's 'Discovery of India'
The NCERT has replaced a book on the life and activity of Gautam Buddha with Jawaharlal Nehru's 'Discovery of India'.
20 Jun, 2008, 06.25 PM IST
Theater: 'The future is bright'The National School of Drama will be celebrating its Golden Jubilee. The chairperson of NSD Amal Allana tells about how she plans to infuse...
22 Dec, 2007, 12.45 AM IST
- NSD raises curtains on a bold new act
The idea of a national theatre dominated post-Independence years. It was felt that such a concept was necessary and needed to be nurtured.
20 Jan, 2007, 03.34 AM IST