Literacy In India
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International Literacy Day: Not Kerala, this Indian state has highest literacy rate
India | Sep 08, 2025, 11:30 AM ISTAccording to the latest data, the Indian state with the highest literacy rate is Mizoram, with 98.2% literacy, surpassing Kerala.
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International Literacy Day 2025: Theme, quotes, wishes, images and poster ideas
Events | Sep 08, 2025, 10:37 AM ISTSeptember 8 marks International Literacy Day 2025. Here’s the theme, 20 inspiring quotes, 20 heartfelt wishes, images, poster and drawing ideas to celebrate this special day.
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International Literacy Day 2025: Theme, posters, speech samples, images and drawings
Events | Sep 02, 2025, 11:08 AM ISTInternational Literacy Day 2025 celebrates the power of reading and education. Explore this year’s theme, posters, drawings, speeches and inspiring images.
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International Literacy Day 2023: Top 5 states in India that have the highest literacy rate
Lifestyle | Sep 07, 2023, 06:01 PM ISTIndia’s overall literacy rate may not be as high as some other countries around the world, but these five states demonstrate that progress is being made in terms of increasing access to quality education and promoting literacy among its citizens.
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This Kerala village on way to 100 per cent literacy in Hindi
India | Oct 23, 2022, 01:03 PM ISTThe objective is to declare Chelannur a complete Hindi literate panchayat, the first such civic body in Kerala and probably the first in south India, by Republic Day next year, authorities in the Congress-ruled Chellanur village panchayat here said.
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International Literacy Day 2021: History, relevance and theme
India | Sep 08, 2021, 08:12 AM ISTInternational Literacy Day 2021: September 8 was declared as International Literacy Day by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in the year 1966.
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Edu Min Ramesh Pokhriyal launches NIPUN Bharat for helping children attain foundational literacy
Education | Jul 06, 2021, 10:07 AM IST"NIPUN Bharat aims to cover the learning needs of children in the age group of 3 to 9 years. Teachers need to focus on every child for developing basic language, literacy and numeracy skills which will help them develop into better readers and writers," Nishank said
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Google announces USD 1 million grant to promote news literacy in India
Business | Jan 29, 2020, 05:32 PM ISTThe announcement, part of a USD 10 million commitment worldwide to media literacy, comes at a time when news publishers, especially on the digital front, have been found to have indulged in spreading misinformation.
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One in 10 households in India still doesn't have a single literate member
India | Nov 23, 2014, 11:21 AM ISTChennai: Even after more than 60 years of independence, one out of ten households in India still doesn't have a single literate member, according to the Census 2011 data.The country, however, has shown improvement in