The new NCERT Class 9 Social Science textbook, Understanding Society: India and Beyond – Part 2, introduces a chapter titled “Resistance and Resilience” focusing on invasions and resistance in medieval India. It states that several Indian rulers were traditionally believed to have received swords from Hindu goddesses, including Kali, Durga and Bhavani. The chapter discusses resistance against Arab, Turkish, Mughal and European forces and describes some invasions as driven by territorial expansion and religious motives. It also highlights the historical treatment of Sikh gurus under Mughal rule. NCERT says the revised curriculum aims to encourage critical inquiry, analytical thinking and intercultural understanding. (PC: X)

Nearly one in five children worldwide without school sanitation services are in India, which accounts for 50 million of the 244 million children lacking such services globally, according to the WHO-UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme report. India recorded a 14 per cent reduction in schools with no sanitation service between 2015 and 2025. Around 20 million Indian children lacked hygiene services at school, although insufficient recent data prevented the JMP from estimating India’s 2025 hygiene coverage. About 12 million Indian children lacked drinking-water services, representing roughly one in 20 globally. India was among 28 of 62 countries on track for universal basic drinking-water coverage by 2030. Globally, WASH progress remains off track. (PC: X)

Fourteen-year-old Ashrit Talluri of Fulton County, Georgia, has earned a perfect 1600 on the SAT, taking the college admissions test years earlier than most students. He completed 14½ high-school credits while in middle school and attended college-level summer programmes at Harvard and Rice. Encouraged by his father and middle-school counsellor, Talluri registered for the SAT in January and spent five months preparing with a tutor, online resources and more than two dozen practice tests. He had already scored 1600 on three practice exams. Now a ninth-grader at Innovation Academy, he takes two college-level courses through dual enrolment, participates in hackathons, plays chess and has an interest in aviation, AI and medicine. (PC: TOI)

Clashes erupted at Kolkata’s Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) on Sunday after students objected to an event organised by the Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat (ABGP). Police registered three FIRs: one suo motu against students, and two based on complaints by the institute’s dean and ABGP. Students alleged that ABGP members assaulted them and used slurs including “anti-national”, “urban Naxals” and “terrorists”. ABGP alleged that students disrupted its programme, tore banners and damaged images. Students and faculty members were injured, according to reports. Police deployed personnel outside the campus and are examining CCTV footage to identify those involved and determine how the violence unfolded. Campus remained tense as students protested. (PC: The Indian Express)

The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) extended its School Thik Karo campaign to BJP-ruled Odisha, with co-convenor Saurav Das inspecting government schools in and around Bhubaneswar. Das backed the Nabnirman Yuva Chhatra Sangathan’s protest over errors in state textbooks and demanded the resignation of School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond. At least 1,678 factual, typographical and printing errors were identified in textbooks for Classes I to VIII. The Odisha government has suspended four officials, initiated disciplinary proceedings against six others and accepted recommendations to overhaul the review process. Revised textbooks are being distributed. The NYCS has announced an Assembly gherao, while Odisha BJP spokesperson Anil Biswal rejected CJP’s allegations as political.

IIT-Bombay Director Shireesh Kedare signed an 18-point charter after three days of student protests following the death by suicide of 22-year-old student Sahil Wakode on September 18. The charter includes demands for an independent investigation, with an interim report sought by September 30 and a final report by October 15. Students also demanded action against Professor Suryanarayana Doolla, who invigilated Wakode’s examination, but the administration said due process would be followed. Other demands cover academic, disciplinary and student-welfare reforms, counselling, faculty sensitisation and greater student participation. The administration is expected to discuss the agreement at an open house, while the police investigation and the institute’s Board of Governors’ further deliberations continue.

Rabya Khan, mother of late actor Jiah Khan, has spoken after Sooraj Pancholi’s name appeared in the CBI FIR linked to Disha Salian’s death. “Disha deserves the truth, just as Jiah did,” she wrote on social media. Rabya questioned how crucial evidence was handled in both cases. She claimed lost or destroyed evidence could make a fresh investigation harder. She also questioned whether the alleged abetment in Jiah’s case was properly investigated. Jiah was found dead in 2013, and her death was investigated as suicide. Sooraj Pancholi was acquitted in 2023 due to lack of evidence.  

IIM Bangalore has entered the global top 25 in the Financial Times Masters in Management (MiM) 2026 ranking, securing the 21st position worldwide and retaining its No. 1 spot among Indian B-schools. The institute’s two-year full-time Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) climbed from 28th globally in 2025 and 41st in 2024. It is the only Indian B-school to feature in the global top 25. The improvement was supported by stronger career outcomes, with its Career Progress rank rising to 69 from 90. Its Careers Service rank also improved to eighth. The ranking evaluates schools on 19 criteria.  

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad has achieved its highest-ever international placement offer, with a Maximum Earning Potential (MEP) of US$243,000 (nearly ₹2.31 crore). The offer, made for a business development role in the IT sector in Dubai, surpasses the previous record of US$192,581 set in 2014. Six of 392 participating students accepted international offers, with placements also in Hong Kong and Japan. Domestically, the highest MEP reached ₹81.6 lakh, while the median rose to ₹36.98 lakh, the highest in five years. (PC: X)

AIIMS will re-conduct the CRE-5 examination for affected candidates in Jaipur on September 7. The August 31 morning shift was disrupted by a power failure at the iON Digital Zone Sitapura centre. The examination at centres RJ0101 and RJ0102 was cancelled after the disruption. Only candidates who were scheduled to appear in the affected morning shift can take the re-examination. The exam city will remain Jaipur, but the new centre details will be given in revised admit cards. AIIMS said the revised admit cards will be released soon. Candidates have been asked to check the official examination portal for updates.