Himachal a 'fully literate state', achieves 99.3% literacy rate: CM Sukhvinder Singh SukhuHimachal Pradesh has been declared a fully literate state. The state's literacy rate has reached 99.3 percent, surpassing the national benc...
08 Sep, 2025, 05.56 PM IST
Tripura becomes fully literate; literacy soars to 95.6%Tripura has been declared a fully literate state, achieving a literacy rate of 95.6 per cent through the 'ULLAS' program. This accomplishme...
23 Jun, 2025, 06.52 PM IST
Goa is now a 100 pc literate state: Chief Minister Pramod SawantGoa has achieved 100% literacy under the ULLAS Nav Bharat Literacy Programme, a central government initiative aligning with the National Ed...
30 May, 2025, 05.49 PM IST
Mizoram makes history as India’s first fully literate stateMizoram has achieved a significant milestone, becoming the first fully literate state in India under the ULLAS initiative. Chief Minister L...
20 May, 2025, 07.27 PM IST
Rural literacy rate up over 10 pc points in past decade: Govt tells Lok SabhaRural India's literacy rate saw a significant boost over the past decade, rising by over 10 percentage points to 77.50% in 2023-24. Female ...
09 Dec, 2024, 10.07 PM IST
India has over one lakh startups, 108 unicorns: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw"Over the past decade, India's entrepreneurial landscape has undergone a remarkable transformation. With just 500 start-ups a decade ago, t...
19 Aug, 2023, 10.57 AM IST
Kollam Sudhi dies in a freak accident; Tovino Thomas, Vineeth, Jeethu Joseph mourn mimicry artist's demiseKollam Sudhi became a household name due to the popular reality TV show ‘Star Magic’. His impromptu makeovers and chemistry with the co-con...
05 Jun, 2023, 03.29 PM IST
Snapdeal appoints Ullas Kamath and Anisha Motwani as directors on boardThe company is considering filing a draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) in the next few months, joining a growing list of startups preparin...
31 Oct, 2021, 08.29 PM IST
Small-town startups are coming up with tech, social ventures to help resolve local issuesMicrosoft Ventures has collaborated with Despande Foundation to launch Sandbox Startups, a Hubli-based incubator that will focus on startup...
29 Sep, 2015, 03.25 PM IST
- UK town council gets its first Sikh mayor
An Indian-origin councillor today took charge as the mayor of Britain's Wokingham Borough Council, the first ever Sikh to hold this positio...
22 May, 2015, 05.30 PM IST
- 'Maneater of Nagarhole' caught on camera
A tiger that killed a woman on Saturday outside the eastern boundary of Nagarhole Tiger Reserve in Karnataka and was captured by a forest d...
29 Aug, 2012, 04.34 AM IST
- Latest technologies to support wildlife conservation
The Wild Life Institute of India is also helping authorities to prosecute offenders by churning out forensic data.
31 May, 2011, 02.30 AM IST
- Centre keen to revive tea exports
The Union commerce ministry is revamping its tea export strategy to capture newer markets as international prices are brewing higher than d...
09 Dec, 2010, 12.58 AM IST
- Move to relocate tigress in Panna reserve flayed
The MP govt's move to relocate a female tigress in the Panna National Park without probing into the reasons for disappearance of big cats t...
09 Mar, 2009, 04.45 PM IST
- Tigers shining in Karnataka
The dwindling population of tigers in the country is a major concern. But Karnataka gives reason to smile: a recent study reveals that the ...
22 Jan, 2009, 12.00 AM IST
- India rejects World Bank funds to save tigers
TOI had earlier reported how two of the biggest names in the tiger conservation circuit, Ullas Karanth and Valmik Thapar, had written again...
13 Jun, 2008, 02.59 AM IST
- World Bank offers India loan to save tigers
The World Bank has 'asked' the Indian government to put in a 'formal request' to it for a loan to save the tigers.
30 May, 2008, 12.38 AM IST