Kerala govt. criticises removal of the periodic table, other topics from NCERT Class X textbook
PTI | 3 June 2023 | The Hindu
[jagranjosh]
The Kerala government has criticised the removal of chapters on the periodic table and challenges to democracy, among other topics from Class X textbooks by the NCERT and said it amounts to challenging democratic and secular values.
The new textbooks with the changes announced by the National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) last year as part of a "rationalisation" exercise have now hit the market. Apart from the Periodic Table and challenges to democracy, contribution of agriculture to the national economy and sustainable management of natural resources were also dropped from Class X textbooks.