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Kerala’s healthcare gold rush: How private equity is reshaping hospitals and raising fears over costsPrivate equity funds are pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into Kerala’s healthcare sector, reshaping a system long dominated by inde...
Nearly half of India’s online orders are still COD. Why cash on delivery isn’t fading in the UPI eraCash on delivery continues to drive India's online shopping. Many first-time buyers, especially in smaller towns, prefer to pay after recei...
Assembly polls: Will May 4 mark a turning point for women in politics in Tamil NaduTamil Nadu awaits election results on May 4th, with a record 443 women contesting Assembly seats. Despite historical highs and lows in fema...
Chief Minister Lalduhoma attends Mizoram Rural Bank Branch Managers’ Conclave 2026Mizoram Rural Bank is recognized as one of India's most progressive Regional Rural Banks. The bank achieved a remarkable Credit-Deposit Rat...
Rising incomes, literacy to drive India’s TV viewership to 1 billion by 2029: IIMA studyIndia's television audience is projected to reach nearly 1 billion viewers by 2029, driven by rising incomes, literacy, and internet penetr...
Use foundational learning as the keyIndia's literacy rate is improving, reaching 80.9% in 2023-24. However, disparities exist between urban and rural areas, and male and femal...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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...
Rang De launches Swabhimaan to provide customised credit to women in rural IndiaThe program aims to provide financial literacy and enable online loan application and cashless disbursal through digitized channels with th...
Sachin Tendulkar adopts village in Osmanabad under Sansad Adarsh Gram YojnaOsmanabad has been reeling under a serve drought over the last few years and has also recorded a steep rise in incidents of farmers suicide.
RBI recasts Financial Literacy Centres guidelinesTo spread awareness about various financial products, the Reserve Bank today revised Financial Literacy Centres guidelines to align them wi...
Literacy rate at 71% in rural India, 86% in urban: SurveyThe survey covered entire country with samples taken from 36,479 households in rural areas and 29,447 in urban areas from 4,577 villages an...
Literacy rate jumps 10 per cent in a decade in IndiaAccording to data on literacy released, India has 24.88 crore households out of which 9.56 crore have at least four members who know to rea...
Population of homeless in rural India dipsWhile there has been a sharp reduction of homeless people in rural India, their numbers in towns and cities have increased by almost 21 per...
- Tripura to be fully literate by August this year
The Tripura State Literacy Mission (TSLM) has embarked on making the state free from illiteracy by August this year, officials said today.
- Literacy programme must reach SC, ST and minorities: Hamid Ansari
Expressing concern over high rate of illiteracy in the country, Vice-President Hamid Ansari today said literacy programme must reach SC/ST ...
- Unemployment dips in cities, but not for women
The unemployment rate in Class-I cities declined by 2 percentage points for both males and females between 1999-2000 and 2004-2005, from 5%...