Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday highlighted the immense pressure the younger generation faces, particularly the unrealistic expectations of achieving academic excellence, which, he felt, steals their childhood and leaves little room for joy.
It is an undeniable fact that warriors and people of almost every state in British India fought tooth and nail against the oppression, injustice and brutality of foreign rulers, right from the time they wanted to impose their draconian rule on the native population.
Technology is a powerful tool, and its power has been witnessed during the pandemic.
The chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar came out in support of the latest textbooks rationalisation by the NCERT.
In a letter addressed to NCERT, Palshikar and Yadav criticized the rationalization process, stating that it had significantly distorted and rendered the books academically dysfunctional.
Criticising the NCERT's recent decision to make alterations to certain chapters in the school textbooks, Kerala Education Minister V. Sivankutty on Saturday said "the state will consider bringing out supplementary textbooks to counter the changes".
The education department has ordered 4.1 crore textbooks, of which 3.8 crore have already been printed and delivered. This means that 91 per cent of the textbooks have been printed and delivered to the designated centres.
The craze for engineering is phenomenal in India, and most parents want their children to pursue engineering after Class XII. This has resulted in a mushrooming growth of engineering institutes. Reports say India produces nearly 1.5 million engineers every year, though not all of them manage to get a job. A student, who will soon have to decide on his career choice, pens down his thoughts.
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Minister of State for Human Resource Development Upendra Kushwaha launched the NCERT web portal on Wednesday for the supply of…
