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Financial independence: Why enabling agency and accountability matter for women, parents, and dependantsI would like to place for discussion not just the question of freedom to decide, but also responsibility and accountability. Why don’t we p...
Trump Accounts app for kids goes live: Who qualifies for $1,000 government deposit, how parents can apply, launch date, app features, contributions and withdrawal rules explainedTrump Accounts for kids app explained: Parents can now access the Trump Accounts mobile app, a new government savings program for children....
Sikkim declared fully literate stateThe declaration was made under the Centre's ULLAS (Understanding of Lifelong Learning for All in Society) initiative by Chief Minister Prem...
'Taught to crack exams, not handle loneliness’: IAS officer, an IIT-Delhi and IIM-Bengaluru graduate, sparks debate on modern-day educationIAS officer, Divya Mittal sparked a debate after reflecting on how elite education often prepares people for exams and careers, but not emo...
IAS officer Divya Mittal says schools teach achievement, not happiness, sparks debate on Indian educationDivya Mittal, an IIT Delhi and IIM Bangalore alumna, has sparked a nationwide conversation. She points out that India's top educational ins...
'Not a single day learning how to be happy': IAS officer with IIT-IIM degrees points out what’s missing in school educationIAS officer Divya Mittal highlights critical gaps in India's education system, noting it excels at teaching academic achievement but fails ...
Robert Kiyosaki asks: Why are outdated money habits still trapping hardworking professionals despite rising salaries? The viral Rich Dad Poor Dad wealth lesson reshaping financial freedom globallyMore than 62% of working professionals now live paycheck to paycheck despite rising salaries and better jobs. That growing financial pressu...
Is Gen Z getting ‘dumber’? Video explains why IQ may be falling for the first time in human historyYoung adults, Gen Z, might be experiencing a decline in cognitive skills compared to their parents. This trend, observed by neuroscientists...
Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Delhi among top performers in adult literacy: FLNAT dataThe Foundational Literacy Numeracy Assessment Test (FLNAT) results reveal disparities in adult literacy certification across India. Delhi, ...
Chasing 100%, this time, Chandigarh literacyChandigarh aims for 100% literacy, tasking teachers with 'adopting' non-literate adults amidst existing duties, offering bonus marks as inc...
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 ...
View: There are practical limitations in CMIE's CPHS sampling, but no biasCPHS is a household survey of a nationally representative sample in the sense that it is selected through a process of multistage stratific...
Three-fourth Indian adults not financially literate: S&P surveyThis is lower than the worldwide average of financial literacy, but roughly in line with other BRICS and South Asian nations.
Sustained co-operation needed for cleaning Ganga: Uma BharatiAddressing a meeting regarding role of IITs and educational institutes in the ambitious programme, she mentioned areas where HRD's interven...
Bring literacy rate on par with world's leading societies, says President Pranab MukherjeePresident Pranab Mukherjee today emphasised on stepping up efforts toward complete eradication of illiteracy from the country.
HRD Ministry seeks more funds for Saakshar Bharat programmeHRD Minister M M Pallam Raju feared that resource constraint could be detrimental for the programme in achieving the national literacy goal...
How will direct cash transfer scheme work when beneficiaries are unlettered: UN officialIndia accounts for nearly half of the adults in the developing world that are not able to read and write.
72 per cent of neo-literates are womenDeprived of a chance to study for generations, women from Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan are now grabbing the opportunity with both hand...
- 10.5 lakh Class IX, X students to teach 1.2 crore illiterate people in Bihar
The plan will be executed under a five-month literacy campaign 'Sakshar Bharat Yojana' to be launched from November 11 next, according to a...
- Budget: All-India adult literacy class
Budget is a crash course in breaching adult literacy barrier.