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Academics Write To President Over NCERT Textbook Ban, Flag 'Threat To Academic Freedom'
NCERT Book Row: The appeal comes in the backdrop of the Supreme Court's February 26 order banning a chapter titled "The Role of the Judiciary in Our Society", which the court found "offending" and "prima-facie intended towards maligning the Indian Judiciary".
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NCERT Judiciary Chapter Row: Supreme Court Bars 3 Experts From Curriculum Work
Class 8 Textbook Row: The controversy relates to a chapter in an NCERT Class 8 textbook that discussed corruption in the judiciary and triggered widespread criticism.
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"Book Withdrawn": NCERT's Public Apology Over Judiciary Chapter Row
Two weeks after the Supreme Court imposed a blanket ban on a social science textbook with a controversial chapter on the judiciary, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) today issued an unconditional public apology.
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NCERT Urges Individuals, Institutions To Return Supreme Court-Banned Textbook
Acting on the court's directions, NCERT has asked all individuals and organisations in possession of the textbook, Exploring Society: India and Beyond, Social Science Grade 8 Part 2, to return it immediately.
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Explained: How NCERT Textbooks Are Written, Reviewed And Approved
NCERT Textbook Controversy: In its order, the Supreme Court described the chapter as a "calculated move to undermine" the judiciary and observed that it prima facie amounted to criminal contempt.
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Banned NCERT Book Prepared By Panel With Lawyer, No Legal Review Provision
The NCERT's Class 8 Social Science textbook, which was withdrawn after a controversy over a reference to corruption in the judiciary, was prepared by a panel of subject experts that included a lawyer, officials said
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After NCERT Row, Information Ministry Asked To Stop Circulation Of Book
The Union Ministry of Education wrote to the ministries of information and broadcasting, and electronics, asking them to stop the dissemination of a controversial NCERT textbook through digital platforms and electronic media, officials said.
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Supreme Court Demands Names Of Those Behind Corruption Chapter In NCERT Book
Give us the "specific names" of all those members who helped draft the controversial National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) Class 8 textbook chapter on "corruption" in the judiciary, the Supreme Court said on Thursday.
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How NCERT Books Are Published And What Triggered Supreme Court's Crackdown
NCERT Textbook Row: The Supreme Court has directed removal of all physical and digital copies and asked NCERT and state education authorities to file compliance reports within two weeks.
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"Heads Must Roll": Court Bans NCERT Book With Controversial Judiciary Chapter
The Supreme Court demanded accountability Thursday as it outraged over a section on 'corruption in the judiciary' in a NCERT Social Science textbook for Class VIII students.
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NCERT To Rewrite Class 8 Chapter On Judiciary After Calling It 'Error Of Judgement'
NCERT identified errors in the Class 8 Social Science chapter on the judiciary and will rewrite it in consultation with relevant authorities.
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NCERT Sets Up Panel To Review Textbooks After Criticism Over Historical Facts
NCERT Textbooks Review: This committee comprises high-level domain experts from reputed institutions and faculty members from the relevant subject area, with the convenorship of the Head of the Curriculum Department.
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NCERT's Hindi Titles For English Books Spark Debate On Linguistic Diversity
Under this new naming, Class 1 and 2 English textbooks have been titled 'Mridang', while Class 3's book is now called 'Santoor'.
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Saying Only Preamble Reflects Constitution Is Flawed: Official Amid Row
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has responded to the recent controversy surrounding the alleged removal of the Preamble from its textbooks, stating that the claims are unfounded.
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"Textbooks Should Not Have Propaganda": Kerala Minister On NCERT Row
Kerala General Education Minister V Sivankutty on Tuesday criticised the recent controversial modifications made in school textbooks by the NCERT and said textbooks should not contain narrow ideological positions or propaganda of any movement.
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Academics Write To President Over NCERT Textbook Ban, Flag 'Threat To Academic Freedom'
NCERT Book Row: The appeal comes in the backdrop of the Supreme Court's February 26 order banning a chapter titled "The Role of the Judiciary in Our Society", which the court found "offending" and "prima-facie intended towards maligning the Indian Judiciary".
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NCERT Judiciary Chapter Row: Supreme Court Bars 3 Experts From Curriculum Work
Class 8 Textbook Row: The controversy relates to a chapter in an NCERT Class 8 textbook that discussed corruption in the judiciary and triggered widespread criticism.
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"Book Withdrawn": NCERT's Public Apology Over Judiciary Chapter Row
Two weeks after the Supreme Court imposed a blanket ban on a social science textbook with a controversial chapter on the judiciary, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) today issued an unconditional public apology.
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NCERT Urges Individuals, Institutions To Return Supreme Court-Banned Textbook
Acting on the court's directions, NCERT has asked all individuals and organisations in possession of the textbook, Exploring Society: India and Beyond, Social Science Grade 8 Part 2, to return it immediately.
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Explained: How NCERT Textbooks Are Written, Reviewed And Approved
NCERT Textbook Controversy: In its order, the Supreme Court described the chapter as a "calculated move to undermine" the judiciary and observed that it prima facie amounted to criminal contempt.
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Banned NCERT Book Prepared By Panel With Lawyer, No Legal Review Provision
The NCERT's Class 8 Social Science textbook, which was withdrawn after a controversy over a reference to corruption in the judiciary, was prepared by a panel of subject experts that included a lawyer, officials said
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After NCERT Row, Information Ministry Asked To Stop Circulation Of Book
The Union Ministry of Education wrote to the ministries of information and broadcasting, and electronics, asking them to stop the dissemination of a controversial NCERT textbook through digital platforms and electronic media, officials said.
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Supreme Court Demands Names Of Those Behind Corruption Chapter In NCERT Book
Give us the "specific names" of all those members who helped draft the controversial National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) Class 8 textbook chapter on "corruption" in the judiciary, the Supreme Court said on Thursday.
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How NCERT Books Are Published And What Triggered Supreme Court's Crackdown
NCERT Textbook Row: The Supreme Court has directed removal of all physical and digital copies and asked NCERT and state education authorities to file compliance reports within two weeks.
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"Heads Must Roll": Court Bans NCERT Book With Controversial Judiciary Chapter
The Supreme Court demanded accountability Thursday as it outraged over a section on 'corruption in the judiciary' in a NCERT Social Science textbook for Class VIII students.
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NCERT To Rewrite Class 8 Chapter On Judiciary After Calling It 'Error Of Judgement'
NCERT identified errors in the Class 8 Social Science chapter on the judiciary and will rewrite it in consultation with relevant authorities.
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NCERT Sets Up Panel To Review Textbooks After Criticism Over Historical Facts
NCERT Textbooks Review: This committee comprises high-level domain experts from reputed institutions and faculty members from the relevant subject area, with the convenorship of the Head of the Curriculum Department.
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NCERT's Hindi Titles For English Books Spark Debate On Linguistic Diversity
Under this new naming, Class 1 and 2 English textbooks have been titled 'Mridang', while Class 3's book is now called 'Santoor'.
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Saying Only Preamble Reflects Constitution Is Flawed: Official Amid Row
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has responded to the recent controversy surrounding the alleged removal of the Preamble from its textbooks, stating that the claims are unfounded.
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"Textbooks Should Not Have Propaganda": Kerala Minister On NCERT Row
Kerala General Education Minister V Sivankutty on Tuesday criticised the recent controversial modifications made in school textbooks by the NCERT and said textbooks should not contain narrow ideological positions or propaganda of any movement.
