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NCERT will adopt govt schools across India to improve quality of education

Beginning with village schools near its Regional Institutes of Education in five states, NCERT will soon help teachers across India’s government schools.

‘Students losing interest’, NCERT gets book to teach maths through rhyme, riddle & story

The book, 'Mazedaar Hai Ganit', aims to make learning fun and simple for children of classes 1 and 2.

UPSC question paper gets ‘lost in translation’, RSS-backed body wants it drafted in Hindi

RSS-linked Shiksha Sanskriti Utthan Nyas says 90% of UPSC qualifiers are from English-language backgrounds, which shows others are at a disadvantage.

RSS-backed body says no need for sex education, doesn’t want it in New Education Policy

RSS affiliate Shiksha Sanskriti Utthan Nyas doesn’t want sex education to be mandatory for all students. Instead, it is advocating need-based counselling.

More IITs, technical institutes for J&K as Modi govt readies special education plan

HRD ministry is working on a plan to improve the education infrastructure in J&K and Ladakh, which includes opening up of new colleges.

JNU professor who rewrote Russian textbooks after USSR fell awarded Pushkin Medal

Meeta Narain's academic excellence in Russian Philology and Translation Studies has been recognised worldwide and has won her many accolades.

20 hours a week, no homework: That’s the Finland school system RSS chief wants in India

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat highlighted Saturday that Finland’s school system is the world’s best, and that India should emulate it. Here’s what makes it the best.

RSS-linked outfit vouches for Vedic maths books that will make students forget calculators

Outfit to discuss its suggestions on draft NEP and their implementation in a 'Gyan Utsav 2076' seminar in Delhi on 17 August.

Kejriwal wants students to be patriotic, will introduce ‘Deshbhakti Curriculum’ in schools

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal says aim of ‘Deshbhakti Curriculum’, to be introduced next year, is to make every citizen aware of duty towards the nation.

Hindi has grown from 20,000 to 1.5 lakh words in 20 years, and very quietly

Hindi dictionaries of the government add words without fanfare. They are not accompanied by an announcement, and there’s no log of evolution either.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?