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Monday, February 23, 2026
TopicHRD Ministry

Topic: HRD Ministry

All about 3-language formula, the bone of contention between Centre & southern states

Revathi Krishnan -
The new National Education Policy says the freedom to choose the two Indian languages as part of the formula should be left to the states, regions or students.

HRD to be renamed Ministry of Education as new National Education Policy is approved

Kritika Sharma -
The new National Education Policy has been drafted by a committee headed by former ISRO chief Kasturirangan, and replaces the one formulated in 1986.

Class 12 score no bar for NIT admissions this year as govt scraps 75% eligibility criterion

Kritika Sharma -
Apart from clearing JEE Mains, students only need a passing certificate for Class 12, Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank announced Thursday.

Lessons through loudspeakers, community radio to help bridge digital gap in education

Kritika Sharma -
Guidelines prepared by NCERT and issued by the HRD Ministry list three modes of learning — online, partially online and offline.

Silencing ‘dirty secrets’ and Vikas Dubey’s ‘mask’ tutorial

Tina Das -
The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

‘Mistrusting’ Gandhi family trusts and finding ‘Vikas’

Tina Das -
The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

CBSE now says chapters not deleted, but covered under ‘alternative academic calendar’

ThePrint Team -
CBSE Tuesday said 2020-21 syllabus for classes 9 to 12 has been reduced by 30% keeping in mind the loss of academic time due to Covid-19 pandemic.

DU could postpone open book exams to August, asked by HRD ministry to list ‘challenges’

Kritika Sharma -
Delhi University’s decision to hold semester papers in OBE mode has been criticised by both students and teachers, and also challenged in High Court.

CBSE revises syllabus for class 9-12, axes chapters on India’s foreign policy, demonetisation

Kritika Sharma -
CBSE cites Covid pandemic to reduce syllabus. Revision excludes chapters on democracy and caste for Class 10 students, and secularism from Class 12 political science among others.

CBSE cancels Class 12, 10 exams, tells SC it will assess students on basis of last 3 results

Bhadra Sinha -
CBSE tells Supreme Court it may conduct exams only for Class 12 students at a later date depending on situation. ICSE says it will follow CBSE plan.
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Opinion

Indian judiciary must stop panicking over AI

Siddarth Raman -
To assume courts weigh every word committed to paper is to ignore reality. The Indian judiciary has long had a "Control+C" problem.

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Patel’s 1950 letter to Nehru: Find no legal power to deal with Press or men like Syama Prasad

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

India eyes 6th generation FCAS, looks at tying up with France for possible collaboration

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Initial talks held on the possibility of India entering the programme that was started in 2017 between France, Germany and Spain to ensure European sovereignty in defence and security.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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