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  International Literacy Day: Not Kerala, this Indian state has highest literacy rate

  India | September 08, 2025 11:30 IST

  According 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: What was India's literacy rate at Independence and what is it now?

  India | September 08, 2025 8:48 IST

  International Literacy Day 2025: When India gained independence on August 15, 1947, the country's literacy rate was a mere 12 per cent. However, in 1951, after the government conducted the first census, the literacy rate stood at 18.33 per cent.

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  Jharkhand: Literacy rate in females grew faster than males in last 5 yrs, shows Economic Survey

  Jharkhand | February 28, 2025 17:05 IST

  Jharkhand economic survey shows that the state's economy will grow at 6.07 per cent in the current financial year of 2024-25.

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  International Literacy Day 2023: Top 5 states in India that have the highest literacy rate

  Lifestyle | September 07, 2023 18:01 IST

  India’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 | October 23, 2022 13:03 IST

  The 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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  Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath to launch 'School Chalo Abhiyan' tomorrow

  India | April 03, 2022 15:44 IST

  The chief minister has instructed officials that districts with low literacy rates, should be prioritised and primary schools in the state should be equipped with better facilities, an official release stated.

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  International Literacy Day 2021: History, relevance and theme

  India | September 08, 2021 8:12 IST

  International 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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  105-yr-old great grandmother appears for literacy exam in Kerala

  Education | November 20, 2019 12:35 IST

  Bhageerathi Amma, who always yearned to study and gain knowledge, had to give up her dream of educating herself after her mother passed away as she had to take care of her younger siblings.

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  International Literacy Day: Why ‘digital literacy’ is as important as reading and writing

  Lifestyle | September 08, 2017 13:52 IST

  International Literacy Day 2017 focusses on the theme of 'Literacy in a digital world'.

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  Institutionalised exaggeration of figures in mid-day meal scheme: CAG

  National | December 18, 2015 19:54 IST

  New Delhi: A report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India has found serious irregularities related to the Mid-Day Meal scheme, including what it termed as an “institutionalised exaggeration” of figures pertaining to the

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  Steady rise in literacy rate among Delhi's SC population

  India | June 24, 2015 19:30 IST

  New Delhi:  Literacy rate among the scheduled caste population of Delhi has registered a steady rise, with the figure going up from 20.86 per cent in 1961 to 70.85 per cent in 2001 and 78.89

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  India most 'literate' country in world: British author Hanif Kureishi

  India | January 18, 2015 8:03 IST

  Kolkata: Award-winning British playwright and author Hanif Kureishi on Saturday praised Indians for their continued interest in literature and said the nation is the "most literate" country in the world.Kureishi, who is of Pakistani descent,

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  Tripura registers improvement in literacy rate

  India | May 17, 2013 14:06 IST

  Agartala, May 17: Literacy rate in Tripura has risen to 87.22 per cent from the previous 73.3 per cent, ranking the state fourth in the country, according to the preliminary census report of 2011.The state's