Expensive textbooks: Are schools forcing private books on NCERT? NHRC issued notices to Centre, States.

The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the Union Ministry of Education, Central Board of Secondary Education and chief secretaries of all states and Union Territories over allegations that private schools are prescribing expensive textbooks from private publishers in violation of norms.A bench headed by NHRC Member Priyank Kanongo took notice of a…

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Centre eases EV localisation norms, allows motor imports for e-buses and trucks

The Center has relaxed localization requirements under its Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Programme, which has faced component supply challenges for electric bus and truck makers. The move comes under the government’s Rs 10,900-crore PM E-DRIVE scheme, which aims to boost domestic EV production while strengthening the supply chain for key components. In a notification issued on…

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