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Bihar Education Department Directs Schools To Follow NCERT's School Bag Weight Guidelines
- Monday May 18, 2026
- Education | Edited by Aakanksha Singh
The School Bag Policy 2020 mandates that a student's backpack must not exceed 10 per cent of their body weight.
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www.ndtv.com/education
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Is The School Bag Burden Literally Deforming India's Future? Here's What Data And Doctors Say
- Thursday December 11, 2025
- Health | Written by Shreya Goswami
School bags weighing far more than the recommended 10% of body weight are causing posture issues, chronic pain and long-term spinal risks in Indian students. New government data, NEP 2020 reforms and orthopaedic experts reveal the true scale of the b
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www.ndtv.com
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Explained: What Is "No Bag Day" In Schools Under National Education Policy 2020
- Wednesday July 9, 2025
- Education | Edited by Lavkesh Singh
"No Bag Day" is a designated day when students attend school without their usual textbooks and schoolbags.
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www.ndtv.com/education
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French President Emmanuel Macron to Push for Ban on Social Media for Under-15s After School Stabbing
- Wednesday June 11, 2025
- Reuters
French President Emmanuel Macron said he would push for European Union regulation to ban social media for children under the age of 15. This step is being proposed after a 31-year-old school aide was knifed during a bag search for weapons at a school in eastern France.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Uttarakhand Schools Going 'Bag-Free' To Reduce Load On Students
- Wednesday January 10, 2024
- Education | Edited by Puniti Pandey
The bag-free days will be introduced from the upcoming academic session starting April in Uttarakhand Schools.
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www.ndtv.com/education
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Madhya Pradesh Government Reduces Weight Of School Bags; New Policy Makes Day In Week Bag-Less
- Saturday September 3, 2022
- Education | Reported by Press Trust of India
The new guidelines direct schools to teach subjects such as Computer, Moral Science, General Knowledge, Sports, Physical Education, Health, and Arts without books. No books other than those prescribed by the state government and the NCERT should be carried in school bags.
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www.ndtv.com/education
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Delhi Government Asks Schools To Implement New School Bag Policy
- Tuesday January 5, 2021
- Education | Reported by Press Trust of India
As per the new School Bag Policy, which are in line with the new National Education Policy (NEP), the weight of school bags for students between Class 1 and Class 10 should not be more than 10 per cent of their body weight.
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www.ndtv.com/education
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Unburdening Students: Education Ministry Suggests No Homework Up To Class 2, Regularly Weigh School Bags
- Tuesday December 8, 2020
- Education | Reported by Press Trust of India
No homework for students up to Class 2, providing lockers and digital weighing machines in schools, making available potable water on the premises and disallowing wheeled carrier bags are among the recommendations made by the Education Ministry in its new policy.
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www.ndtv.com/education
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Come Up With Policy On Heavy School Bags: Court To Jammu And Kashmir Government
- Thursday June 16, 2016
- India News | Written by Nazir Masoodi
The burden of heavy school bags on children in Jammu and Kashmir may finally ease. The high court has asked the education department to come up with a policy on this within three months, after a petition was filed by an undergraduate student.
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www.ndtv.com
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Bihar Education Department Directs Schools To Follow NCERT's School Bag Weight Guidelines
- Monday May 18, 2026
- Education | Edited by Aakanksha Singh
The School Bag Policy 2020 mandates that a student's backpack must not exceed 10 per cent of their body weight.
-
www.ndtv.com/education
-
Is The School Bag Burden Literally Deforming India's Future? Here's What Data And Doctors Say
- Thursday December 11, 2025
- Health | Written by Shreya Goswami
School bags weighing far more than the recommended 10% of body weight are causing posture issues, chronic pain and long-term spinal risks in Indian students. New government data, NEP 2020 reforms and orthopaedic experts reveal the true scale of the b
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www.ndtv.com
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Explained: What Is "No Bag Day" In Schools Under National Education Policy 2020
- Wednesday July 9, 2025
- Education | Edited by Lavkesh Singh
"No Bag Day" is a designated day when students attend school without their usual textbooks and schoolbags.
-
www.ndtv.com/education
-
French President Emmanuel Macron to Push for Ban on Social Media for Under-15s After School Stabbing
- Wednesday June 11, 2025
- Reuters
French President Emmanuel Macron said he would push for European Union regulation to ban social media for children under the age of 15. This step is being proposed after a 31-year-old school aide was knifed during a bag search for weapons at a school in eastern France.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Uttarakhand Schools Going 'Bag-Free' To Reduce Load On Students
- Wednesday January 10, 2024
- Education | Edited by Puniti Pandey
The bag-free days will be introduced from the upcoming academic session starting April in Uttarakhand Schools.
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www.ndtv.com/education
-
Madhya Pradesh Government Reduces Weight Of School Bags; New Policy Makes Day In Week Bag-Less
- Saturday September 3, 2022
- Education | Reported by Press Trust of India
The new guidelines direct schools to teach subjects such as Computer, Moral Science, General Knowledge, Sports, Physical Education, Health, and Arts without books. No books other than those prescribed by the state government and the NCERT should be carried in school bags.
-
www.ndtv.com/education
-
Delhi Government Asks Schools To Implement New School Bag Policy
- Tuesday January 5, 2021
- Education | Reported by Press Trust of India
As per the new School Bag Policy, which are in line with the new National Education Policy (NEP), the weight of school bags for students between Class 1 and Class 10 should not be more than 10 per cent of their body weight.
-
www.ndtv.com/education
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Unburdening Students: Education Ministry Suggests No Homework Up To Class 2, Regularly Weigh School Bags
- Tuesday December 8, 2020
- Education | Reported by Press Trust of India
No homework for students up to Class 2, providing lockers and digital weighing machines in schools, making available potable water on the premises and disallowing wheeled carrier bags are among the recommendations made by the Education Ministry in its new policy.
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www.ndtv.com/education
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Come Up With Policy On Heavy School Bags: Court To Jammu And Kashmir Government
- Thursday June 16, 2016
- India News | Written by Nazir Masoodi
The burden of heavy school bags on children in Jammu and Kashmir may finally ease. The high court has asked the education department to come up with a policy on this within three months, after a petition was filed by an undergraduate student.
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www.ndtv.com