literacy

Tripura is now a fully literate state, says CM Manik Saha

June 23, 2025 7:51 pm

Chief Minister Manik Saha thanks everyone who worked tirelessly to help Tripura achieve 'full literacy'.

Full list of top 10 Indian states/UTs with highest and lowest literacy rates in 2024

Top 10 Indian states/UTs with highest and lowest literacy rates: Mizoram becomes 1st 'fully literate' state

June 06, 2025 11:26 am

Literacy Rate of India 2024 Full List: Mizoram has recently achieved “full literacy” status, surpassing the 95% literacy rate threshold set by the Ministry of Education.

ASER report brings good news — classrooms have recovered post Covid

January 29, 2025 11:35 am

Report shows improvement in learning outcomes above pre-pandemic levels, signals initial success of NEP.

The Literacy Pen comes with a digital display and built-in microphone.

The Literacy Pen: A clip-on, AI gadget that can help low-literacy adults with spelling

August 10, 2024 4:30 pm

The Literacy Pen could be just the device for people who struggle to fill out a form or job application.

Maharashtra literate population, Maharashtra literacy target

Maharashtra falls short of its target of making 12.40L people 'literate' as only over 4 lakh people qualify exam

May 14, 2024 9:48 pm

The centrally sponsored scheme on Education for All (erstwhile known as adult education) "ULLAS - Nav Bharat Saksharta Karyakram" (NILP) is being implemented in Maharashtra for the period 2022-27.

International Women's Day: K V Rabiya, a literacy hero from Kerala

K V Rabiya: Kerala’s literacy hero who fought several odds and still stands strong

March 10, 2024 5:15 pm

Struck by polio herself, K V Rabiya, Padma Shri awardee and literacy activist from Kerala fought several odds since her early days and played a key role in the literacy campaign in the state in the 1980s. She started six schools for children with special needs and trained and empowered more than 250 women through a small-scale manufacturing unit.

Kerala adult literacy topper Karthyayani Amma dies at age 101

October 11, 2023 7:10 pm

In 2018, at the age of 96, Karthyayani Amma scored 98 out of 100 marks and became the top scorer in the state literacy mission’s Akshara Laksham project.

UPSC literacy and related issues for society and social justice topic of exams

UPSC Essentials | Society and Social Justice — Literacy and associated issues (Part 3)

October 04, 2023 1:27 pm

Government initiatives, NEP, Success stories, and more— As social issues have started playing a significant role in your exams, also reflected in the recently concluded Mains 2023, let's discuss key issues and probable questions for UPSC CSE on Literacy. Don't miss the Express Input.

UPSC society and social justice topic on literacy

UPSC Essentials | Society and Social Justice — Literacy and associated issues (Part 2)

September 23, 2023 6:33 pm

Digital literacy, adult illiteracy, power of literacy — Pranay Aggarwal discusses key issues and probable questions for UPSC CSE on Literacy. Stay tuned for Part 3.