News for 'textbook'

Ashish Rajpal: The man who dreams of helping 10 million children learn

Ashish Rajpal: The man who dreams of helping 10 million children learn

Rediff.com7 Mar 2017

XSEED Education is a curriculum-and training-based learning solution that helps schools improve their teaching techniques. And its impact, even on students with dyslexia and dysgraphia, is remarkable.

Who was Prithviraj Chauhan?

Who was Prithviraj Chauhan?

Rediff.com12 May 2006

Best of News

Best of News

Rediff.com30 Apr 2005

Best of News

Should Sholay be taught in school?

Should Sholay be taught in school?

Rediff.com2 May 2006

Have your say!

She is teaching school kids to code, use AI

She is teaching school kids to code, use AI

Rediff.com23 Sep 2019

Suriya Prabha trains students from government schools in rural Tamil Nadu to code and use Artificial Intelligence to solve problems.

CABE endorses new syllabus, books

CABE endorses new syllabus, books

Rediff.com8 Sep 2005

New syllabus, books endorsed by CABE amidst BJP boycott

Napkins to Nirodh: Why the message isn't loud and clear

Napkins to Nirodh: Why the message isn't loud and clear

Rediff.com19 Dec 2017

Why does any talk about reproduction, or condoms, or sanitary napkins make us so uncomfortable, wonders Divya Nair.

Case filed against Arjun Singh

Case filed against Arjun Singh

Rediff.com29 Jul 2005

'I am not a Hindu hater'

'I am not a Hindu hater'

Rediff.com30 Dec 2005

'I agree Hinduism is misrepresented and there is a need to correct the image. But the question is how to go about it?' asks Harvard Professor Michael Witzel.

Why the Survey stresses on improving quality of education

Why the Survey stresses on improving quality of education

Rediff.com26 Feb 2016

It also advocated adoption of technology platforms and innovative models.

UPA is 'raping' education system: Joshi

UPA is 'raping' education system: Joshi

Rediff.com19 Sep 2004

The former HRD minister said the Congress is changing the education system of the country under 'unwanted influence of Left ideology'.

National anthem issue: Kerala CM apologises

National anthem issue: Kerala CM apologises

Rediff.com17 Sep 2004

Oommen Chandy said the name of Gujarat was mistakenly deleted from the national anthem in some textbooks.

Innovative field research in India helped Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo win Economics Nobel

Innovative field research in India helped Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo win Economics Nobel

Rediff.com14 Oct 2019

This year's Laureates have shown how the problem of global poverty can be tackled by breaking it down into a number of smaller - but more precise - questions at individual or group levels, he Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said.

Pakistan can't defeat terrorists if it doesn't kill extremism, says US scholar

Pakistan can't defeat terrorists if it doesn't kill extremism, says US scholar

Rediff.com22 Jan 2016

Scholar Michael Kugelman said that until Pakistan is willing to target extremists operating within the country, ordinary Pakistanis will continue to suffer.

Secret Superstar removes the veil from Bollywood

Secret Superstar removes the veil from Bollywood

Rediff.com30 Oct 2017

'The Muslim identity of the family appears incidental to the subject of the film...' 'The self-sacrificing, suffering mother film could have belonged to any religion.' 'The abusive father, who prefers his son to his daughter, could have followed any religion.' 'That the Muslim household is remarkably free from religious symbolism is also the strength of the film,' feels Mohammad Asim Siddiqui.

Schoolbags set to lose weight

Schoolbags set to lose weight

Rediff.com3 Nov 2004

A publishing house has launched a series of textbooks that incorporates four subjects in the same volume.

In 1st mission of 2019, ISRO launches military satellite

In 1st mission of 2019, ISRO launches military satellite

Rediff.com25 Jan 2019

Microsat-R, an imaging satellite, is meant for military purposes, but the ISRO did not give any details about it.

Arjun Singh's final innings

Arjun Singh's final innings

Rediff.com20 Aug 2004

BJP to discuss NCERT books issue

BJP to discuss NCERT books issue

Rediff.com11 Aug 2004

Education ministers of BJP-ruled states will meet party president Venkaiah Naidu and decide the future course of action vis-à-vis their decision not to revert to old NCERT textbooks.

No change in NCERT history books this year

No change in NCERT history books this year

Rediff.com20 Jul 2004

Changes will be carried out, essentially to "de-saffronise" the books, in the next session, Human Resources Development Minister Arjun Singh told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

Is Congress better off without Scindia?

Is Congress better off without Scindia?

Rediff.com13 Mar 2020

'Should the Congress take Jyotiraditya's departure as good riddance?', asks Mohammad Sajjad.

Astronomers claim 10th planet

Astronomers claim 10th planet

Rediff.com30 Jul 2005

If confirmed, the discovery would be the first of a planet since pluto was identified in 1930.

COVID-19 vaccine: 'You can't give false hope'

COVID-19 vaccine: 'You can't give false hope'

Rediff.com14 Jul 2020

'We are going ahead with the trials assuming what we have is the vaccine.' 'There is also a chance that what you have is not the vaccine. Then, you have to go back to the drawing board again.' 'So far, there has been no success in developing a good vaccine against coronaviruses.' 'That's why there are hundreds of trials going on at different stages in different parts of the world.'

What to expect at French Open...

What to expect at French Open...

Rediff.com23 May 2016

Wily Czech Radek Stepanek, the oldest player in the men's singles, will take his bag of tricks out on Philippe Chatrier Court against World No 2 Andy Murray as the French Open plays catch-up on Monday.

England Ashes squad penpix

England Ashes squad penpix

Rediff.com20 Jul 2005

Penpix of England's 12-man squad for the first 2005 Ashes Test on July 21.

Three-member panel to review history books

Three-member panel to review history books

Rediff.com12 Jun 2004

There are allegations of communalisation of NCERT history textbooks introduced by the previous BJP-led coalition government in the current year's school syllabus.

Has Xi Jinping gone bonkers?

Has Xi Jinping gone bonkers?

Rediff.com6 Aug 2020

'It doesn't look as if any sensible, worldly wise, person is in charge in China.' 'If at all anybody is in charge, it can only be a bunch of bumpkins of whom Xi has become a puppet,' observes B S Raghavan, the veteran civil servant.

Kerala has 'dropped Gujarat' from anthem: BJP

Kerala has 'dropped Gujarat' from anthem: BJP

Rediff.com16 Sep 2004

Party president Venkaiah Naidu alleged the SCERT textbooks in Kerala have deliberately omitted mention of the state in the national anthem for last two years.

Students' stir foiled in Manipur

Students' stir foiled in Manipur

Rediff.com25 Aug 2004

The state government declared closure of all educational institutions on Wednesday to prevent the students from carrying out their protest.

The truth about Indian schools

The truth about Indian schools

Rediff.com14 Jun 2005

'Great Wall seen from space'

'Great Wall seen from space'

Rediff.com19 Apr 2005

Other structures which can be seen from space include the Pyramids of Egypt, airports, highways - and even Beijing's Third Ring Road, said China Daily.

Congress glorifying Hitler: BJP

Congress glorifying Hitler: BJP

Rediff.com30 Sep 2004

The Narendra Modi government plans to withdraw these books, party spokesman Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said in New Delhi.

Lessons from Bollywood: How to study for exams!

Lessons from Bollywood: How to study for exams!

Rediff.com3 Mar 2016

Exam tension? Bollywood offers some wise lessons.

On economic theory and policies

On economic theory and policies

Rediff.com1 Sep 2004