Textbooks

Decision On Tipu Sultan Lesson After Panel's Report: BS Yediyurappa

Karnataka News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 31, 2019

The Karnataka government has directed the state Textbook Committee to furnish a report on a chapter on the 18th century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan in the middle school history textbooks, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa said on Thursday.

BJP MLA Wants Lord Rama And Lord Krishna In History Textbooks

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 31, 2019

Controversial BJP MLA Surendra Singh on Thursday said Mughal and British era history should not be taught at the primary and high school level as it reminded one about the days of slavery.

Tipu Sultan May Be Dropped From School Books, BS Yediyurappa Indicates

Karnataka News | Written by Maya Sharma | Wednesday October 30, 2019

Eighteenth Century ruler Tipu Sultan may soon be obliterated from school history textbooks if Karnataka's BJP chief minister BS Yediyurappa has his way. Following a suggestion from the MLA from Kodagu, the Chief Minister is considering the idea. The Congress said it is the "height of audacity" and an effort by the BJP to "divert issues".

"Was A Freedom Fighter...": Tipu Sultan's Descendant Counters BJP MLA

India News | ANI | Thursday October 24, 2019

After a BJP MLA in Karnataka said lessons on the 18th century ruler of the erstwhile Mysore kingdom Tipu Sultan must be removed from textbooks, a descendant of the king said that it is shameful that he being targeted for vote bank politics.

Remove Lessons On Tipu Sultan From Textbooks, Says BJP MLA

Karnataka News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 23, 2019

The Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Madikeri in Karnataka, Appachu Ranjan, today said that the lesson on Tipu Sultan, the 18th century ruler of erstwhile Mysore kingdom, be removed from textbooks as it carries wrong information.

Google Pixel 4 XL Display Gets A+ Rating From DisplayMate, Said to Offer 'Close to Textbook Perfect Calibration and Performance'

Jagmeet Singh | Wednesday October 16, 2019

Google Pixel 4 XL that was launched on Tuesday has received A+ rating from display benchmark firm DisplayMate.

Kerala To Train Mothers In Technology

Education | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday September 21, 2019

During the training programmes, mothers would be introduced to better use of resources in the textbooks by scanning QR codes, familiarisation with the new classroom learning process besides focus on creating a favourable opportunity at home for students to make use of Samagra resource portal.

UP Government’s ‘Sahaj’ Hindi Books To Break Language Barrier

Education | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday September 12, 2019

The books will be in four dialects -- Braj, Bhojpuri, Bundelkhandi and Awadhi. The new textbooks in local dialects are being given the name 'Sahaj' and only the Hindi sections in the books have been translated.

Mayawati Slams "Tweaking" Of BR Ambedkar Slogans In Gujarat Textbooks

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 3, 2019

Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Saturday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party government in Gujarat for reportedly "tweaking" a slogan by BR Ambedkar in a Class 5 Gujarati textbook and demanded that it be restored to its original form immediately.

'Woman Pilot' Replaces 'Mother In Kitchen' Images In Maharashtra Textbooks

Education | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 19, 2019

Sunil Magar, Director at Balbharati, told PTI that the rationale behind the changes is to inculcate a thinking among students that men and women are equal and both can do any work.

Balakot Air Strikes Introduced In Rajasthan School Textbooks

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday May 18, 2019

At a time when many Congress leaders across the country have questioned the authenticity of Balakot air strikes, the Congress government in Rajasthan has accommodated the story of Indian Air Force fighter jets attacking terrorist camps across the LoC in its school textbooks.

NCERT Books Piracy Syndicate Busted, One Held

Education | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday March 19, 2019

A large quantity of papers with the NCERT watermark and over 700 pirated books valued at Rs 50 lakh were recovered, the officer said. The accused has been booked under the Copyright Act.

Unvaccinated Child Contracted Tetanus. Took 2 Months, $800K To Save Him

World News | Amy B Wang, The Washington Post | Saturday March 9, 2019

For more than 30 years in Oregon, cases of tetanus in children were almost mythical - studied in textbooks but never seen in person - thanks to the effectiveness of pediatric vaccination programs.

Rajasthan School Textbooks May Soon Have A Chapter On Abhinandan Varthaman

India News | Edited by Ridhima Shukla (with inputs from ANI) | Wednesday March 6, 2019

The Rajasthan education department has proposed that a chapter on the valour of Indian Air Force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman be included in school textbooks.

Kerala Textbook Says HIV Spreads Through "Premarital Or Extramartial Sex"

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 6, 2019

Kerala, which prides itself on a near-perfect literacy rate, has landed in a controversy after a school textbook was found to be spreading misinformation on sexual health education.