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Monday, November 24, 2025
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Topic: NEP

Modi govt’s draft education policy a disappointment for disabled kids, burdens parents

The draft NEP doesn’t even mention students with intellectual disabilities, let alone create a framework for their education.

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.

To inspire love for Maths, govt plans new curriculum & teaching methods for classes 1-5

Redesigned curriculum, part of the draft national education policy, will include workbooks, practicals and a 3-month preparation module before students enter Class 1.

Sanskrit a casualty of 3-language formula, make it compulsory till Class 8: RSS-affiliate

Need to impart engineering, medical education in Indian languages, RSS-backed Bharatiya Shikshan Mandal writes in note to govt

Teach Sanskrit in schools, make English optional, says RSS-linked body

Samskrita Bharati, founded by RSS members in the 1980s, wants this change included in the New Education Policy.

Playschools to be made mandatory as Modi govt wants no child ‘left behind’

The proposal is among the guidelines being devised by the Ministry of Human Resource Development for education aimed at the 0-6-year age group.

HRD Minister Pokhriyal extends deadline for comments on National Education Policy draft

Public inputs have been sought on four categories — school education, higher education, additional key focus areas & transforming education.

Dainik Bhaskar calls Congress a ‘directionless’ party as Dainik Jagran rakes up ‘hullabaloo over Hindi’

Round-up of opinion pages in Hindi and Tamil newspapers to reflect a North-South viewpoint on topical issues.

Modi govt’s new education policy draft wants separate body for research & innovation

Draft NEP proposes establishment of National Research Foundation under act of Parliament to competitively fund research in all disciplines.

On Camera

DPDP Act will change how we interact with the internet. Get ready for the consent mails

India does not have a data protection regulator to make good on the DPDP Act’s promise and articulate clear future standards.

172 countries & counting, India looks to hit new record in rice exports. But there’s a flip side

The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.

US pilot says his team pulled out of Dubai Air Show after Tejas crash out of respect for IAF pilot

Taylor ‘Fema’ Hiester, commander of USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team, hit out at air show organisers for continuing with the show after Wing Commander Namansh Syal lost his life in the incident.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.