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A new assisting panel for NCERT textbooks

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has formed the National Syllabus and Teaching Learning Material Committee (NSTC), led by MC Pant, to oversee the modification of textbooks for grades 3–12. This committee…

The 47th International Kolkata Book Fair announced

The IKBF is set to kick off on January 18, 2024, marking an earlier start than usual. This annual event, a much-anticipated occasion for book enthusiasts, will run until the last week of January. The theme country for this year’s book fair…

Gandhi Peace Prize goes to Gita Press

The Union Ministry of Culture has awarded the Gandhi Peace Prize 2021 to Gita Press, which is the world’s largest publisher of Hindu religious texts. This award comes ‘in recognition of its outstanding contribution towards social, economic…

Read India-Lead India Campaign!

Hon’ble Governor of Telangana, Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan inaugurated the ‘Read India-Lead India Campaign’ at Rajbhavan, Hyderabad in the presence of J Bhavani Shankar, Joint Secretary to Governor and Yuvraj Malik, Director National Book…

NBT, India celebrates National Reading Day

National Book Trust, India hosted the Summer Camp for Children at the National Centre For Children’s Literature in Vasant Kunj, Delhi from June 19-23, 2023.With the enthusiastic participation of more than 100 children from across Delhi NCR,…

LBF International Excellence Awards Winners

The winners of The London Book Fair (LBF) International Excellence Awards include: Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) as the inaugural winner of the Sustainability Initiative Award, Minoa (Turkey) as the winner of the coveted Bookstore of the Year…

Mexico is Guest of Honour at FILBo 2023

Since 1988, the Colombian Book Chamber and Corferias have held the International Book Fair of Bogotá (FILBo), a successful alliance that has positioned this cultural event as one of the most important in the Spanish-speaking world. For 34…