The historian addressed issues such as the rise of popular history on social media, importance of feminist history, and role of education in questioning existing knowledge at the Kerala Literature Festival (KLF).
New norms aim to improve student support in schools. They lay down staffing ratios, qualifications and training for counselling and guidance services.
Nipul Modi (10) and Samir Tati (13) from Namsai have been chosen among 100 beneficiaries supported under the SMILE scheme and invited to New Delhi as special guests.
NIOS chairman said remedial teaching must go beyond short-term support, with round-the-year admissions, ODE and accessible digital content aiding inclusion.
Students in schools and colleges offered prayers, performed rituals and cultural programmes, and sought blessings for knowledge as institutions marked the festival traditions.
Interviews will be held in Kolkata, Jhargram and Jalpaiguri between January 27 and 30 for higher secondary teacher recruitment.
Four children and the school van driver, who were seriously injured in the accident, were taken to the Betul District Hospital, a police official said.
The findings also indicated the percentage of disability in these cases was below 40 per cent, thereby rendering them ineligible for the benefits.