India, May 24 -- The Executive Council (EC) of Delhi University (DU) on Friday approved several changes to departmental curricula and other academic matters based on recommendations made by its standing committee on academic affairs, despite opposition from elected members and concerns over academic autonomy.

The revisions follow recommendations by the standing committee on academic affairs and had earlier received assent from the Academic Council (AC).

Departments affected include Psychology, Sociology, and History. In Psychology, topics such as sexual orientation, dating apps, caste and religious identity, Kashmir, and the Israel-Palestine conflict were reportedly marked for removal. In their place, the committee proposed the inclusio...