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Elderly don school uniforms as controversial IAS officer launches literacy initiative in UP

Elderly don school uniforms as controversial IAS officer launches literacy initiative in UP
lucknow news
Published on May 19, 2026 09:39 pm IST

NCERT trims Class 9 English syllabus, features texts by Sudha Murty, Tagore

The new Class 9 English textbook opens with a story taken from a 2004 book ‘How I Taught My Grandmother to Read and Other Stories’ by Rajya Sabha MP and author Sudha Murthy. (HT File)
india news
Updated on Mar 11, 2026 06:06 am IST

Ludhiana: From rags to rights, slum kids rewrite future with education

Children from slum areas attending a computer class being organised by an NGO in Ludhiana. (Gurpreet Singh/HT)
chandigarh news
Published on Sept 09, 2025 03:56 am IST

From read-alouds to lifelong learning

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“Reading must not be seen merely as an academic exercise. It is an emotional and intellectual journey.” (HT Photo)
books
Published on Jun 23, 2025 06:43 pm IST

How can financial literacy be taught & why it is important after class 12

Students who start investing early can eventually accumulate a fortune.
features
Updated on Apr 04, 2025 05:57 pm IST

ASER 2024: 62% of children know how to block or report a profile on social media

In this year's report, older children aged 14-16 years were also surveyed about digital access and usage.
features
Published on Jan 29, 2025 06:09 pm IST

Rajshri Deshpande: Education is the most important foundation which is missing

Rajshri Deshpande
cinema
Published on Sept 08, 2024 01:33 pm IST

Libraries can force the case for liberty, justice

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Students at the Bishop's University Library Learning Commons in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. (AFP)
opinion
Published on Apr 11, 2024 10:58 pm IST

World Computer Literacy Day 2023: Date, history, significance

World Computer Literacy Day 2023: Date, history, significance
festivals
Published on Dec 01, 2023 07:48 pm IST

Kerala State Literacy Mission's oldest student Karthyayani Amma passes away

Karthyayani Amma was appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador of the Commonwealth of Learning for the promotion of distance education among 53 member countries.
features
Published on Oct 12, 2023 12:35 pm IST

Literacy beyond the classroom for lifelong learning and personal growth

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Literacy (Representational Image)
knowledge
Published on May 11, 2024 12:17 pm IST

Jammu and Kashmir's Karnah gears up for a Pahadi poetic symposium on Aug 24

Jammu and Kashmir's Karnah gears up for a Pahadi poetic symposium on Aug 24
art culture
Published on Aug 19, 2023 04:09 pm IST

Munshi Premchand Jayanti: 11 inspirational quotes by the prolific author

Munshi Premchand Jayanti: 11 inspirational quotes by the Indian Emperor of Novels on his birth anniversary
festivals
Published on Jul 31, 2023 02:35 pm IST

On a drinking safari through literary London

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The Sherlock Holmes pub in St James’s, London (Breznay Andras/Wikimedia Commons)
books
Updated on Jul 12, 2023 06:54 pm IST

Invest in schools to help India’s children

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The National Education Policy provides a much-needed direction by making universal foundational literacy and numeracy (FLN) in primary schools by 2025 the goal.
opinion
Published on Jun 16, 2023 10:23 pm IST

Interview: David Wengrow, archaeologist and author - “All writing is a form of activism”

David Wengrow a the Kolkata Literary Meet (Courtesy the Kolkata Literary Meet)
books
Updated on Apr 07, 2023 06:14 pm IST

International Literacy Day 2022: What is it and why is it observed?

International Literacy Day 2022: What is it and why is it observed? | Representational image
world news
Published on Sept 08, 2022 08:29 am IST

Mother's Day quotes by famous poets, authors from Edgar Allan Poe to JK Rowling

Mother's Day quotes by famous poets, authors from Edgar Allan Poe to JK Rowling 
festivals
Updated on May 08, 2022 09:27 am IST

‘Great news for West Bengal’: Mamata after state tops literacy, numeracy index

Foundational Literacy Index 
india news
Published on Dec 17, 2021 06:38 pm IST

Early reading programs combo may help prepare kids for kindergarten: Study

Early reading programs combo may help prepare kids for kindergarten: Study
relationships
Updated on Jun 05, 2021 09:08 pm IST

To achieve 100% literacy, Uttarakhand govt to make new action plan, resolve drawbacks

education
Published on Sept 16, 2020 04:39 pm IST

‘Padhna Likhna Abhiyan’ to achieve goal of total literacy by 2030: Education minister

Union Education Minister, Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank'
education
Published on Sept 09, 2020 08:40 am IST

1,000 physical education teachers in govt schools to undergo ‘physical literacy’ training, says Delhi’s deputy CM

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia.
education
Updated on Aug 31, 2020 04:22 pm IST

Book by educationist Manimala Roy explores literacy among migrant children after 1991 reforms

Book by educationist Manimala Roy explored the impact of 1991 economical reforms on literacy, especially among the migrant labourers of Delhi and their children.
education
Published on Nov 17, 2019 04:45 pm IST

Pranab Mukherjee calls for bridging gender gap in literacy

Women trail behind men in literacy and the gap should be bridged, the former President said. (Representational image)
education
Updated on Aug 26, 2019 06:38 pm IST

Rajasthan inks MoU with Microsoft for digital literacy

Officials display the MoU signed for digital literacy, in Jaipur on Monday.
jaipur news
Updated on Jul 09, 2018 10:24 pm IST
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