For weeks, students, parents and teachers across CBSE schools have been waiting for one thing: the new Class 9 Social Science textbook. That wait is over. NCERT has officially released Understanding ...

Part 1’ — released Thursday, also features a section on the Emergency, as part of the topic, ‘Challenges to democratic practices in India’, in a chapter titled ‘Democracy’.

NCERT’s new Class 9 Social Science textbook adds Emergency and SIR, omits Preamble and secularism, and details judiciary’s role.

NCERT's revised Class 9 Social Science textbook faces scrutiny over changes to the Constitution chapter, with reports of the Preamble's omission and removal of "secular" references. NCERT clarifies ...

It is also worth noting that India has recently crossed the 50-year mark since the Emergency was declared in 1975.

The changes have reignited a political battle between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress.

NCERT sources dismissed reports claiming the Preamble and terms like 'secular' were dropped from the Class 9 Social Science textbook. They stated the content was redistributed across grades under the ...