NCERT Panel Recommends Replacing ‘India’ with ‘Bharat’: The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has reportedly accepted the recommendation of adopting the name ‘Bharat’ instead of ‘India’, according to PTI. This means if the panel’s recommendations are accepted then the new books published under NCERT will have ‘Bharat’ as the new name of India in all school textbooks. Reacting to the development, the NCERT has issued a statement saying that it is ‘too premature to comment’ on the name change. It also added that the development of new syllabus and textbooks is under the process. The committee who …
