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1% Increase In Literacy Leads To 25% Rise In Female Voter's Turnout: Report
As per the SBI report, out of the 1.8 crore incremental female voters in the 2024 general elections compared to 2019, 45 lakh can be attributed to improved literacy levels.
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Class 12 Student Educates Rural Women To Become Financial Literate
According to a study by SEBI, 27 per cent of India's population is financially literate.
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Mamata Banerjee Congratulates Teachers, Education Department Officials As Bengal Tops Chart In Literacy Index
West Bengal has occupied the top position and Bihar languished at the bottom in the 'large states' category on the 'Index on Foundational Literacy and Numeracy' -- an indicator of literacy among children below 10 years.
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Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize Shortlist Announced
Author Amitav Ghosh's "Gun Island" and Raj Kamal Jha's "The City and the Sea" are among the books contending for this year's Rabindranath Tagore Literary prize, founder of the award, Peter Bundalo announced on Friday.
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Literacy Day 2020: Ministry Of Education Celebrates 54th International Literacy Day
India has been celebrating International Literacy Day on September 8 to reaffirm its national commitment to achieve the goals and objectives of literacy and express solidarity with the international community in its efforts to eradicate illiteracy.
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'Seclusion To Inclusion': Gurugram CJM's Endeavor To Improve Literacy Among Slum Dwellers
The programme run by Narender Singh, aptly named 'Seclusion to Inclusion, aims to bring inclusivity to that population which is on the margins of the society.
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India's Government Schools Short Of One Million Teachers, Finds Study
By Abhishek Waghmare/ IndiaSpend Eighteen per cent positions of teachers in government-run primary schools and 15 per cent in secondary schools are vacant nationwide, according to data tabled in the Lok Sabha by the Human Resources Development Minister on December 5, 2016. Put another way, one in six teaching positions in government schools is vaca...
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Long Road To Education In Madhya Pradesh’s Alirajpur
Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh: 11-year-old Tikam Singh and 19-year-old Lalu, students of Kushalwai village in Madhya Pradesh’s Alirajpur district, dropped out of their schools a few years back. They stated that they could not cope when they moved to class six outside their village. Lalu said, “I took admission in class six, but when the teacher gav...
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1% Increase In Literacy Leads To 25% Rise In Female Voter's Turnout: Report
As per the SBI report, out of the 1.8 crore incremental female voters in the 2024 general elections compared to 2019, 45 lakh can be attributed to improved literacy levels.
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Class 12 Student Educates Rural Women To Become Financial Literate
According to a study by SEBI, 27 per cent of India's population is financially literate.
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Mamata Banerjee Congratulates Teachers, Education Department Officials As Bengal Tops Chart In Literacy Index
West Bengal has occupied the top position and Bihar languished at the bottom in the 'large states' category on the 'Index on Foundational Literacy and Numeracy' -- an indicator of literacy among children below 10 years.
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Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize Shortlist Announced
Author Amitav Ghosh's "Gun Island" and Raj Kamal Jha's "The City and the Sea" are among the books contending for this year's Rabindranath Tagore Literary prize, founder of the award, Peter Bundalo announced on Friday.
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Literacy Day 2020: Ministry Of Education Celebrates 54th International Literacy Day
India has been celebrating International Literacy Day on September 8 to reaffirm its national commitment to achieve the goals and objectives of literacy and express solidarity with the international community in its efforts to eradicate illiteracy.
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'Seclusion To Inclusion': Gurugram CJM's Endeavor To Improve Literacy Among Slum Dwellers
The programme run by Narender Singh, aptly named 'Seclusion to Inclusion, aims to bring inclusivity to that population which is on the margins of the society.
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India's Government Schools Short Of One Million Teachers, Finds Study
By Abhishek Waghmare/ IndiaSpend Eighteen per cent positions of teachers in government-run primary schools and 15 per cent in secondary schools are vacant nationwide, according to data tabled in the Lok Sabha by the Human Resources Development Minister on December 5, 2016. Put another way, one in six teaching positions in government schools is vaca...
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Long Road To Education In Madhya Pradesh’s Alirajpur
Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh: 11-year-old Tikam Singh and 19-year-old Lalu, students of Kushalwai village in Madhya Pradesh’s Alirajpur district, dropped out of their schools a few years back. They stated that they could not cope when they moved to class six outside their village. Lalu said, “I took admission in class six, but when the teacher gav...
