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Education Notes

ARUNACHAL PRADESH as Vidyajyoti Schools and far-reaching changes in the be from IKT courses.
National Constitution introduced CBSE’s Eng- fashion industry.” To promote India’s
Day invocation lish-medium curriculum. DELHI traditional knowledge
In the 2023-24 academic
systems, JNU recently also
Itanagar, november 26. year, 61 percent of class X Indian knowledge established centres for
On National Constitution students and 59 percent of Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist
Day (November 26) after class XII statewide passed traditions studies on campus.
hoisting a massive 131-ft CBSE board exams. New delhi, november 16.
tricolour on the legislative “The state govern- Students across all 13 RAJASTHAN
assembly premises, Chief ment will allocate suitable disciplines of Jawaharlal Harsh Mander book
Minister Pema Khandu, land for the CBSE office Nehru University (JNU),
advised the Speaker in to strengthen educa- including engineering recalled
collaboration with the tional infrastructure in and management, will Kota, november 1. Educa-
education ministry to the state. The office will study traditional Indian tion minister Madan Dila-
organise seminars in state operate temporarily from knowledge under a newly war accused the previous
government-run schools a building of Ramakrishna introduced elective course, Congress government of
to raise students’ aware- Mission Vidyalaya,” said an official spokesperson approving a book “glorify-
ness of citizens’ rights and Samajpati, addressing a said. Each faculty will cus- ing” culprits of the 2002
duties as enshrined in the media conference. tomise the content to suit Godhra train incident that
Indian Constitution. The sub-regional office its specific field. killed 56 people and trig-
“Prime Minister Modi will provide admission Indian Knowledge gered statewide riots.
has set 2047 as the target assistance, subjects cor- Traditions (IKT) is defined The Rajasthan gov-
for Viksit Bharat for which rection, student record as indigenous systems of ernment has recalled
we all should know about updates, exam centre knowledge developed in Adrashya Log, a book
the provisions of the Con- coordination, mark sheet India over centuries, cov- written by former civil ser-
stitution to work in that corrections, grievance re- ering areas such as Vedic vant Harsh Mander which
direction. The people of dressal and teacher train- sciences, ancient engineer- was dispatched to govern-
the state including the new ing facilitation to Vidya- ing, traditional medicine ment schools’ libraries un-
generation should contrib- jyoti Schools, he added. and philosophy texts. der the Samagra Shiksha
ute towards achieving the The University Grants Abhiyan programme.
vision of the prime minis- JAMMU & KASHMIR Commission (UGC) has Addressing a press con-
ter for a Viksit Bharat and LG Sinha’s clarion call recommended inclusion of ference, the minister said:
Viksit Arunachal,” said the IKT in academic curricula “This book was selected
chief minister, speaking on Srinagar, november 13. At to acquaint students with and approved during the
the occasion. the convocation ceremony India’s intellectual heritage previous state govern-
of the National Institute and values. According to ment’s reign. Without any
TRIPURA of Fashion Technology, JNU, which approved the thought and understand-
CBSE sub-regional Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha proposal during a meeting ing, culprits of the Godhra
office urged young, creative last month, it has asked all incident are glorified in it.
It has been recalled and
minds to address the
faculties to submit their
Agartala, november 4. The challenges of the domestic suggestions for finalising replaced with Vaccine Ki
Delhi-based Central Board apparel and textile the syllabus. Gatha by Sajjan Singh
of Secondary Education industries and make India According to a spokes- Yadav.”
(CBSE) will establish a the fashion capital of the person, the elective may The minister also added
sub-regional office in the world. be rolled out from the that plans to implement
state capital following Addressing students at next academic year and the National Education
outrage over the dismal the function, the LG said: be available as an optional Policy 2020 statewide
performance of state-run “Youth are the inheritors course to students’ main are in advanced stage of
CBSE schools in board of our great civilization. fields of study. These elec- preparation and the policy
examinations, said Abhijit I firmly believe India’s tives will carry academic will be fully implemented
Samajpati, education of- unique cultural and his- credits. As per UGC recom- within the next two-three
ficer on special duty. torical identity and dedi- mendations, 5 percent of years.
In 2018, the state’s BJP cation of our youth will a student’s total credits
government renamed 125 weave magic into creative at the undergraduate and Paromita Sengupta with
state government schools products and will bring postgraduate levels should bureau inputs

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