Literacy
(Search results - 15)BusinessMar 20, 2024, 5:58 PM IST
QNET, the Wellness and Lifestyle Company, Is Committed To Making a Positive Social Impact in Nigeria
QNET's FinGreen program is a flagship initiative to foster financial literacy and empowerment, focusing on youths and women.
IndiaFeb 26, 2024, 2:49 PM IST
Banks and post offices will help Election Commission get voters to booth for Lok Sabha Elections 2024
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has partnered with the Indian Banks' Association (IBA) and the Department of Posts (DoP) to enhance voter outreach and awareness ahead of the 2024 General Elections
IndiaDec 30, 2021, 5:34 PM IST
IMTS Institute Noida: Top Most Distance Learning Institute in India, Offers UG, PG, and Ph.D. Courses
IMTS Institute Distance education provides career advice for distance Learning courses or online learning courses for students to pick up where they left off in their studies due to various circumstances.
IndiaSep 8, 2019, 1:03 PM IST
International Literacy Day: Significance of the day and where India stands
Every September 8 is celebrated as International Literacy Day. A report from the 1966 UNESCO’s General conference that education systems across the world must provide the training required for children and working adults so that they can learn to read and write.
TechAug 20, 2019, 1:53 PM IST
TikTok to launch campaign on safe use of user-generated content platforms
The firm, which has drawn flak from the Indian government and courts on alleged misuse of its platform, said it has partnered with the Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) to execute a digital literacy programme in the country.
IndiaAug 4, 2019, 3:32 PM IST
Kerala: Nepal nationals to learn Malayalam through literacy programme
26 migrant workers from Nepal have registered in a literacy programme to learn Malayalam
IndiaJun 25, 2019, 1:54 PM IST
India’s first literate town: Kerala's city of letters celebrates 30th anniversary
On June 25, 1989, Kottayam in Kerala earned the name, city of letters, by NP Sahi, the then Union minister of state for education through a 100-day, 100% literacy campaign that opened the world of letters to 2,008 people
IndiaMay 23, 2019, 9:36 AM IST
Lok Sabha election results 2019: Puri will decide whether BJP's TV face will go to parliament
It is a rural constituency with a literacy rate of 83.43%. In 2014, there were 1404581 voters of which 742939 were male and 661592 were female and 50 voters of the third gender
IndiaMay 23, 2019, 8:13 AM IST
Lok Sabha election results 2019: Was BJP’s move to pick Hansraj Hans right for Delhi North west?
North West Delhi is a rural constituency with an approximate literacy rate of 83.35%. In 2014, there were 21,94,343 voters of which 12,12,516 were male, and 9,81,633 were female and 194 voters belonging to the third gender.
IndiaMay 23, 2019, 8:00 AM IST
Lok Sabha election results 2019: Political veterans face-off in North east Delhi
It is a rural constituency with an approximate literacy rate of 84%. In 2014, there were 19,57,708 voters of which 10,79,407 were male, 8,78,183 were female and 118 voters were of the third gender
IndiaMar 8, 2019, 4:45 PM IST
Kerala Women's Commission organises mega mela to honour achievers in state
On the occasion of Women's Day, the Kerala Women's Commission organised a mega mela in which women from different parts of the state gathered and leaders of various fields were felicitated
IndiaDec 19, 2018, 8:15 PM IST
Lt Governor Kiran Bedi to vice-chancellors: Implement University Social Responsibility scheme
Kiran Bedi recalled the reforms she effected in Tihar jail in Delhi and improved the standard of literacy of prisoners as she spoke about implementing the 'University Social Responsibility' scheme.
IndiaDec 11, 2018, 5:49 PM IST
Odisha woman learns Malayalam, scores 100% in Kerala literacy exam
Malayalam, the mother tongue of Keralites, is widely considered the hardest language to learn. But, this was not a barrier for Mudad Revathi. She had been learning Malayalam for some time under the state-wide ‘Changathi’ programme, an initiative of the Kerala State Literacy Mission Authority to impart Malayalam
NewsAug 8, 2018, 4:34 PM IST
Karthiyayani Amma, 96, all set to join Class 4 after working hard to pass exam
Setting an example of adult education for the unfortunate section of India's population that did not have the opportunity to go to school during their childhood, 96-year-old Karthiyayani Amma takes the exam with 45 students and is now waiting for the results
NewsJul 22, 2018, 4:53 PM IST
Adult education for a political leader of India: 59-yr-old BJP MLA Phool Singh Meena goes back to school
During a campaign to educate young tribal girls in his area, Meena said he felt the need to get educated and was encouraged by her daughters to get back to school. He filled the examination form from an open board for Class X in 2013, but could not take the test due to his busy schedule as an MLA. But he appeared for exams in 2016 and cleared it. Then in 2016-2017, he passed Class XII