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The rupee breached 90-levels against the greenback for the first time on Wednesday, falling 6 paise to 90.02 in early trade, as banks kept buying US dollars at higher levels and FII outflows continued. However, a weaker dollar index and a fall in global crude oil prices cushioned against a steeper decline, according to forex traders.
The newly appointed Vice-Chancellors (VCs) of six state universities in West Bengal by Governor C. V. Ananda Bose signify a significant change in the management of higher education in the state and the long-running stalemate on the appointment of the important leadership roles.
The highly awaited School Innovation and Reform (SIR) The project, which was supposed to be launched in West Bengal this October, has suddenly taken a stunted start. Despite initial enthusiasm on the part of teachers and students, the Education Department has now officially denied that the program would commence this month as scheduled, owing to “administrative and logistical reasons.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has decided to introduce open-book assessments (OBAs) for Class 9 students starting in the 2026-27 academic session. The board’s Governing Body approved this decision in June after a pilot study examined the feasibility and acceptance of this format in schools.
The new Class 8 NCERT Social Science textbook looks quite different this year — and not just in layout. Entire sections on Tipu Sultan, Haidar Ali, and the Anglo-Mysore Wars of the 1700s have been removed.
It’s been five years since the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 was launched, promising to reshape the way India learns and teaches. As the country marks this milestone, students, teachers, and parents are reflecting on what has changed—and what still needs to.
A chapter called “Note on Some Darker Periods in History” has been added in the NCERT’s new Class 8 Social Science textbook.
It has been over a month since Mizoram was declared India’s first fully literate state. With a literacy rate of 98.2%, Mizoram surpassed the Ministry of Education’s 95% benchmark under the ULLAS initiative very quickly.
New Delhi: Nearly 13% of India’s most prestigious centrally-funded higher educational institutions, including IITs, IIMs,…
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