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Wednesday, December 17, 2025
TopicNew education policy

Topic: New education policy

Modi govt dumps ‘liberal’ in favour of ‘holistic’ in its new draft of education policy

The draft NEP 2019 had a section titled ‘Towards a More Liberal Education’. The latest version has replaced the word ‘liberal’ with ‘holistic’.

Why Modi govt wants to punish Amazon, Flipkart for deep discount sales

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Arabic lessons, private school fees — govt gets 1 lakh tips on New Education Policy

Concerns over PM leading proposed National Education Commission and lessons in charity are among other suggestions received by HRD ministry.

No more nudges, RSS will now partner govt to ensure plastic-free India, water conservation

How the Sangh and its affiliates would help the Modi govt is likely to be discussed at a 3-day coordination meeting starting in Jaipur from 7 September.

RSS chief’s mantra: Values are real education, not subjects like chemistry & economics

At an event to discuss Modi government’s New Education Policy, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said he hasn’t read the document but offered his insights.

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.

Schools owned by DMK leaders teach Hindi, while party outrages against ‘imposition’

More than 40 schools run by DMK politicians and their family members are affiliated to the CBSE, which follows the 3-language formula.

Get rid of M.Phil in India — Modi govt’s new education policy draft recommends

Panel that drafted NEP wants Master's degree to become more research-oriented, thereby cutting down on the need for an M.Phil.

Here’s the 50-year-old three-language formula at heart of New Education Policy row

The three-language formula, which remains a part of the New Education Policy, was first formulated by the Indira Gandhi-led central government in 1968.

Stalin says Centre scrapping compulsory Hindi clause from policy aimed at deceiving them

DMK president M K Stalin sought an explanation from the Centre on its decision to drop the Hindi language clause from its draft education policy.

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Top 10 picks of Serendipity Art Festival 2025 by Rohit Chawla

Through film, textile, scent, sound, and gesture, spectators are invited to descend into an immersive environment where inherited knowledge seeps through material and form.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.