Lakshadweep tops, Bihar trails as India posts 80.9% literacy. But gaps by gender and region persistIndia's literacy rate shows progress. The rate is 80.9% for those aged seven and above. Lakshadweep and Kerala lead in literacy. Bihar, Mad...
03 Jun, 2025, 04.40 PM IST
Meet the 108-year-old school dropout from Tamil Nadu who scored 1st rank in Kerala literacy testKamalakanni dropped out of school after second grade to become the breadwinner for her family.
14 Apr, 2023, 12.40 PM IST
Paulo Coelho stumbles upon autorickshaw in Kerala named after his book 'The Alchemist', tweets picPradeep, 55, who is an Internet sensation now, is an avid reader of the author.
07 Sep, 2021, 04.43 PM IST
Digital literacy remains a concern as most Indian women have never used the InternetOver 60% women in 12 states and union territories have never used the internet.
15 Dec, 2020, 05.12 PM IST
Kerala set to receive central funds for literacy programmes after 10 years of gapKerala State Literacy Mission Authority, the autonomous agency under the state government, said that it was for the first time in the last ...
06 Nov, 2020, 12.14 PM IST
At 96.2%, Kerala tops literacy rate chart; Andhra Pradesh worst performer at 66.4%According to the study, after Kerala, Delhi has the best literacy rate at 88.7 per cent, followed by Uttarkhand's 87.6 per cent, Himachal P...
08 Sep, 2020, 09.09 AM IST
At 66 per cent, Andhra Pradesh’s literacy rate worst, Delhi’s 2nd best at 89 per centTypically, states with relatively low literacy rates also tend to have the highest gender skews, but that is not always true. Andhra Prades...
07 Sep, 2020, 08.14 AM IST
Economic Survey: The best places to set up your business in IndiaThe overall Entrepreneurial activity is highest in Delhi, Mizoram, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, and Haryana. While lit...
31 Jan, 2020, 02.17 PM IST
Kerala Muslims economically better and literate, population growth rate higher: ReportThe centre, evaluating India's minority policy and Muslim community's social and economic status, said the Muslim population in Kerala rose...
07 Oct, 2018, 08.40 PM IST
Rape in Tamil Nadu six times lower than in neighbouring KeralaViolent crimes like rape and assault, in particular, are at high levels in Kerala, almost in the same league as north Indian states with tr...
03 May, 2016, 12.17 PM IST
Mizoram's literacy rate 91.33 per centThe highest literacy rate was achieved by the central Mizoram's Serchhip district at 97.91 per cent followed by Aizawl district at 97.89 pe...
25 Nov, 2014, 03.06 PM IST
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.
08 Sep, 2014, 03.37 PM IST
The Gujarat miracle: No denying the economic advances the state has made under Narendra ModiCritics who view Modi through the 2002 lens fail to separate their economics from politics & fall short of 20/20 vision.
23 Sep, 2012, 02.54 PM IST
Kerala is country’s most crime-prone state: NCRBThese are one set of statistics Kerala will not be proud to own up to: God’s own country is the most crime-prone state, ahead of UP and Del...
24 Jun, 2012, 10.56 AM IST
Travancore University had invited Nobel laureate Albert Einstein to be its V-C, but he refusedDiwan of Travancore, Sir CP Ramaswamy Iyer, is known to have invited Einstein, to be its first V-C.
03 Jan, 2012, 10.33 AM IST
- Decade of low literacy growth slows down economic growth in the following one
The rate of growth of literacy has slowed down from the last decade to this decade, and this has serious implications on how we need to go ...
14 Jul, 2011, 07.51 AM IST
- Kerala set to see fall in population growth
The state recorded its slowest decadal increase in population of 4.8% between 2001 and 2011, or a compounded average annual growth rate of ...
02 Apr, 2011, 03.06 AM IST