Young India Social Innovation Summit 2016 on 29 & 30 Sept
Young India Social Innovation Summit 2016 is taking place at Bhubaneswar on 29 & 30 Sept. It will represent a national convening of social innovators […]
Gender
Indian women are excluded from health insurance benefits on an industrial scale
In the last five years, when there were major concerns over the country’s economic growth, the Indian health insurance industry was doing surprisingly well. In […]
Why India needs a uniform civil code
The brave fight put up by Muslim women against the practice of triple talaq has once again brought into focus the lack of a uniform […]
Nominations for the National Award for Women’s Development
The Department of Science & Technology and Government of India is inviting applicants for its National Award for Women’s Development in order to recognize the contribution […]
New Delhi among world’s ‘Top 25 Global Cities for Women Entrepreneurs’
India’s capital New Delhi stands at No 22, among the 25 cities ranked on the latest Women Entrepreneur Cities Index. On June 23, 2016, Dell […]
Climate Change: India plans women-friendly agricultural equipment
NEW DELHI: Men are migrating to cities, leaving behind women in villages. That’s impacting agriculture as women find it difficult to use heavy equipment used […]
India to train 100 Afghan women fighters in August
New Delhi: The Indian armed forces are doing all they can to ensure gender equality not only in India but also abroad. Even as three […]
Maneka Gandhi seeks cheaper education loans for girls
Union minister Maneka Gandhi has sought education loans on concessional rates for girl children in an effort to promote their education. The women and child […]
Parrikar pitches for gender parity in armed forces
Hyderabad: Defence minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday said that the ministry was working towards bringing about a “total gender parity” in the armed forces. Parrikar […]
Meet the ‘Saree man of India’ who believes that drapes are not gender specific
He has been wearing it for the last 12 years to reclaim its gender fluidity. A saree is indeed a very beautiful piece of garment […]