Operation Sindoor to feature in NCERT Class 3–12 books, curriculum to include Shubhanshu Shukla, ISRO too: Report
Students will also learn about Mission LiFE, the horror of partition, India's rise as a Space Power, ranging from Chandrayaan to Aditya L1 and insights from Group Captain Subhanshu Shukla on the International Space Station, it added.
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