India's Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Meta have come together to launch a consumer awareness campaign called "Be an Empowered Consumer". The initiative, unveiled by Consumer Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi and Meta's Chief Global Affairs Officer Joel Kaplan aims to enhance digital literacy and protection for online consumers.
The Ministry of Consumer Affairs on Tuesday announced a partnership with tech company Meta to launch a consumer awareness campaign called "Be an Empowered Consumer" aimed at enhancing digital literacy and protection for online consumers.
CoinDCX's latest crypto awareness campaign, called 'Bitcoin Chai Cafe', has been launched in Mumbai. It aims to make crypto-related conversations common on traditional, small tea stalls – where office goers, students, and others from varied age groups gather for snacks and tea throughout the day.
India's growth to a $5-trillion economy will not happen if women - or the "better half of the economy" - are not part of it, Dipali Goenka, the CEO of Welspun Living, has said.
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.
An MoU was signed between the Ministry of Education and the Election Commission of India to incorporate voter education into the education system.
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According to a study by SEBI, 27 per cent of India's population is financially literate.
RBI Quiz: RBI aims at generating engagement with the student community as part of the 90 years celebration.
With automation and artificial intelligence reshaping how we work and learn, education technology is ensuring that students are equipped with the essential abilities to succeed in tomorrow's careers.
ULLAS - Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram or New India Literacy Programme (NILP) is a centrally sponsored scheme implemented from 2022-2027.
'Blow Whistle' Campaign in Jharkhand: Considering the constructive response to the programme, the education and literacy department decided to launch it in all government schools across the state.
A court in Bengaluru has convicted Karnataka Minister for School Education and Literacy Madhu Bangarappa in a cheque bounce case.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday advocated the teaching of financial literacy in schools and colleges.
In a bid to address voter apathy among young Indians, the Election Commission and the Ministry of Education on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to bring electoral literacy to classrooms across the country.
To improve adult literacy, the Education Ministry promoted the Saakshar Bharat scheme in 404 rural districts across 26 states and one Union Territory.
Despite being perceived as digital natives by parents, teachers, and policymakers, school-going children in India are not supported sufficiently to foster their digital literacy.
India's mobile phone manufacturing industry produced over 2 billion mobile phones cumulatively between 2014 and 2022, making it the second-largest mobile manufacturing country in the world, according to Counterpoint Research. This growth can likely be attributed to a number of factors, including the government's Make in India initiative, growing internal demands and i...
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will bring out a consultation paper to further strengthen digital inclusion, looking at three key aspects of devices, connectivity and literacy. The consultation paper on anvil is expected to look at three key aspects -- devices, connectivity and literacy.
The panel has also stressed that the Department of School Education and Literacy and NCERT should ensure that contributions of unsung freedom fighters get incorporated with equal emphasis in textbooks.
BJP MP Tejasvi Surya on Thursday urged the Centre to consider making financial literacy a part of the school and college education system.
All the state school education boards except for three have agreed to include the financial literacy programme of RBI in their curriculums.
This initiative will empower and train teachers across India to help improve foundational literacy among students between the age of 5 to 11 years.
JEPC has piloted 50 well-decorated libraries for children's literacy and education. Students in these libraries will get their books of interest, which will develop their reading habits and enhance their learning.
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The Delhi government is likely to conduct a trial for artificial rain in May as part of its efforts to tackle air pollution, Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Thursday.
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to relax the ban imposed on the manufacture, storage and sale on firecrackers in Delhi-NCR noting air pollution levels had remained alarming for a considerable time.
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced in the assembly on Wednesday that the Delhi government will introduce a new policy for issuing Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificates to vehicles from other states, in a bid to tackle air pollution.
Children exposed to higher levels of air pollution in early and mid-childhood may have weaker connections between key brain regions that can highly impact their thinking and controlling capacity, according to a study.
Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Sirsa has accused Arvind Kejriwal's AAP - in power before the BJP won the February election - of allowing more than 1.08 lakh vehicles to run on city roads despite each emitting high levels of carbon monoxide.
An integrated command and control centre has been proposed in the 2025-26 Delhi budget, presented by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday, for real-time monitoring of air quality, water pollution, noise levels, and waste management.
As part of broader strategy to tackle the expected winter pollution peak, the Delhi government will install six new air quality monitoring stations across the national capital over the next three months, Environment Minister said.
Delhi remained India's most polluted megacity by a wide margin during the 2024-25 winter, with an average PM2.5 concentration of 175 micrograms per cubic metre, according to an analysis released on Tuesday.