NCERT axes caste-based discrimination in Class 6 books

India had a prime meridian of its own much ahead of the Greenwich meridian and it was called "madhya rekha", which passed through the city of Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh, according to a new Class-6......

Cong slams govt over delay in Class 6 textbooks

The Congress Friday slammed the Centre over the delay in publishing new Class 6 textbooks, alleging the Education Ministry is "sabotaging" the education of children after doing the same with the......

Debate over 'Bharat', 'India' useless: NCERT chief

"Bharat" and "India" will be used interchangeably in NCERT textbooks as is the case in the country's Constitution, National Council of Educational Research and Training Director Dinesh Prasad......

No need to teach about riots, demolition in schools: NCERT chief

Rejecting accusations of saffronisation of school curriculum, National Council of Educational Research and Training's director has said that references to Gujarat riots and Babri masjid demolition......