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New Textbook Revision Adds Fairness Guidance for Class Eight

The National Council of Educational Research and Training updated the eighth‑grade textbook to include a section on fairness and discrimination.

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The textbook revision was made by the National Council of Educational Research and Training.

It now contains guidance on recognizing and preventing unfair treatment.

The update was prompted by a nationwide conversation sparked by the University Grants Commission's new rules on equity in higher education.

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The change follows extensive discussion about how unfair treatment should be defined in schools.

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fairness

the quality of treating people equally and without bias

discrimination

unfair treatment of people because of differences such as race, gender, or background

revision

the process of changing or improving written material

public debate

open discussion among many people about an important issue

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