An image of the 'Dancing Girl' sculpture from the Indus Valley civilisation was removed from an Indian school textbook after historians and educationists protested its censorship. The original, unedited image has been restored in digital versions and will be in new print editions.
NCERT has restored the original "Dancing Girl" figurine image in its Class IX arts textbook after media reports highlighted its altered version. The bronze artifact from Mohenjo-daro had its bare torso covered in the new edition, sparking controversy.
NCERT's new Class 9 arts textbook, 'Madhurima', features an altered image of the Indus Valley 'Dancing Girl' figurine with its torso covered, sparking debate over historical representation. The same artefact appears in its original form in a Class 6 textbook.
A Japanese cross-party parliamentary group, the Japan-Taiwan Friendship Parliamentarians' Union, will prioritize revising textbooks that group Taiwan with China, potentially misleading students about Taiwan's status.
A cross-party Japanese parliamentary group, the Japan-Taiwan Friendship Parliamentarians' Union, will prioritize revising textbooks that group Taiwan with China, potentially misleading students. The union aims to ensure Japanese children understand Taiwan's distinct democratic values.
Japan's Diet has passed a revised School Education Act, officially recognizing digital textbooks as standard and making them eligible for free distribution. The law aims to enhance learning through multimedia and accessibility features, though concerns about eyesight and concentration remain. Implementation is planned for April 2027, with full adoption expected by the 2030 academic year.
A Tokyo University study found reading comics on paper may conserve brain energy for thinking and comprehension compared to e-books, which showed a slight delay in processing contextual information. Researchers suggest this could impact digital textbook effectiveness.
Russian Presidential Aide Vladimir Medinsky stated that critics of the unified history textbook do not identify factual errors, but rather express concern about an "impression of excess victories." He defended the textbook by citing historical achievements and technological milestones.
The Supreme Court has lifted a life ban on academics Michel Danino, Suparna Diwakar, and Alok Prasanna Kumar. The ban was imposed after a chapter in an NCERT textbook mentioned corruption in the judiciary. The court accepted their explanation that their intent was not to malign the judiciary but to highlight systemic issues.
The Supreme Court modified its March 11 order concerning three academics involved in an NCERT textbook dispute. The court clarified that the Centre and states can independently decide on engaging with the academics and withdrew earlier observations against them.
Hundreds of thousands of Gaza students will take the Tawjihi secondary school exams in tents and damaged buildings from June 20 to July 8, as 91.8% of educational facilities are inoperable due to the ongoing conflict.
CBSE mandates three languages for Class IX from July 1, with at least two being native Indian languages, aligning with NEP 2020. No Board exam for the third language in Class X.
The US PGA Championship 2024 continues with seven players tied for the lead at -3, including Scottie Scheffler, Aldrich Potgieter, and Martin Kaymer, amidst challenging course conditions.
Hachette, Macmillan and others allege that Meta pirated millions of works from textbooks to novels for Llama modelFive major publishers sued Meta Platforms in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday, alleging that the tech giant misused their books and journal articles to train its artificial intelligence models.Elsevier, Cengage, Hachette, Macmillan and McGraw Hill, as well as author Scott Turow, alleged in the proposed class-action complaint that Meta pirated millions of their works and used them without permission to train its Llama large language models to respond to human prompts. Continue reading...
The 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion, a CIA-led operation to overthrow Fidel Castro, failed due to poor planning, flawed intelligence, and a lack of popular support. The mission resulted in a humiliating defeat for the US and solidified Castro's regime.
