Why are so few kids reading for pleasure?

The 74 reports that reading for pleasure among kids has significantly declined, driven by distractions like smartphones and ...
Nature

Chemistry Nobel for scientists who developed massively porous ‘super sponge’ materials

Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi pioneered the creation of metal-organic frameworks, which can capture and ...
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7 everyday items Scandinavian homes never display — but middle-class homes can’t resist

The quietest details in our living rooms may reveal whether we’re seeking calm, connection, or just filling space without ...

Minnesota students’ science test scores drop

Minnesota students’ science test scores dropped this year amid news science standards, according to the state Department of ...
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Auroville drew Michel Danino to India. He now leads NCERT team drafting new social science textbooks

New Delhi: Long before he became a prominent voice in Indian civilisation studies, academic Michel Danino was a curious teenager in France, immersed in mathematics, science, and engineering and yet ...
India Today

Maratha Empire map draws fire, NCERT says will revise if needed

Amid growing debate over the depiction of the Maratha Empire in a Class 8 social science textbook, the NCERT has constituted a review panel. The National Council of Educational Research and Training ...
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NCERT Forms Panel After Row Over Maratha Map In New Class 8 Social Science Textbook

Amid a controversy over a map in the new Class 8 social science textbook showing parts of Rajasthan, including Jaisalmer, as being under the Maratha empire, the National Council of Educational ...
The News Minute

Omissions and revisions in Modi years: How India’s school textbooks are being rewritten

The NCERT, which decides the curriculum, has maintained that the changes were effected after the pandemic to ease the stress on students. However, most of the alterations appear to tally with the ...
Hindustan Times

NCERT issues clarification on revised Class 8 social science textbook content on Mughals: 'Facts based on…'

Part 1 of the Class 8 NCERT textbook, titled 'Exploring Society: Indian and Beyond', introduces students to the Delhi Sultanate, Mughals and more. The National Council for Education Research and ...
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New NCERT Textbook Features ‘Brutality’ Of Mughal Rulers, History Cannot Be Sanitised Says Social Science Head

As Mughals re-enter the secondary classroom, a redefined legacy begins to take shape. Descriptions ranging from “brutal and ruthless” to rulers who “plundered” the Indian population now take ...
The Indian Express

NCERT Social Science Textbook: Class 8 new book flags ‘brutality’ of Mughals, with no-blame disclaimer

Describing Babur as a “brutal and ruthless conqueror, slaughtering entire populations of cities”, Akbar’s reign as a “blend of brutality and tolerance”, and Aurangzeb who destroyed temples and ...
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‘No Demonisation Of Mughals’: NCERT Defends Class 8 Textbook Overhaul, Stresses Contextual Learning

New Delhi: The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has issued a clarification regarding its recently introduced Class 8 Social Science textbook titled “Exploring Society, ...