WOMEN
SC gives one more month to Centre for giving permanent commission to all women officers in ArmyA bench headed by Justices D Y Chandrachud said that the Centre will have to comply with all its directions given in its verdict. The top c...
- Govt allows Ujjwala beneficiaries time till Sept to avail free LPG
The government had in March announced three 14.2-kg LPG cylinders free of cost to about 8 crore Ujjwala beneficiaries from April to June to...
- JP Morgan to assist 3000 COVID-19 impacted women employees in the retail sector
In partnership with J P Morgan, TRRAIN, a not for profit organisation, has launched a rapid response program with the aim to assist 3000 CO...
- 8 ways women entrepreneurs can turn Covid crisis into opportunity
Uncertainty brings fear and sometimes denial with it. Women leaders may want to take a backseat, hoping the situation would automatically t...
- Breaking gender norms
- Declare Covid 19 vaccine a 'Global Common Good’ without ownership
Sharing his insights with FICCI FLO (FICCI Ladies Organisation) Prof Muhammad Yunus said, “Covid 19 has given us another chance, to change ...
- Sensex rallies 40% from March lows, but 2 in 3 stocks fail to keep pace
The BSE 500 index has gone up by 40.3 per cent, from 2020 low of Rs 7,864.01.
- Amazon India waives off fees for artisans, weavers, women entrepreneurs for 10 weeks
This is part of the e-commerce giant’s new initiative Stand for Handmade to help over 10 lakh entrepreneurs.
- Women may rule the shop floor
Women comprise 3%-12% of India's manufacturing scene. But Covid is setting in motion a major change.
- Women lose out
- India accounts for 45.8 million of the world's 'missing females': UN report
The State of World Population 2020 report released by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said that the number of “missing women” in...
- Justin Bieber files $20 mn defamation lawsuit against two women accusing him of sexual misconduct
The lawsuit said the accusations were outrageous, fabricated lies.
- Chitra Srinivasan, Ritu Garg, and 3 other Indian-origin techies feature in UK's 2020 Top 50 Women in Engineering list
The awards celebrates women engineers who promote sustainability.
- NHRC notice to UP govt on covid-19, pregnancy in Kanpur shelter
The commission said the “contents of the media report, if true, are enough to prima facie believe that the public servants have failed to p...
- Women bear the brunt of Covid outbreak at the workplace, more likely to be furloughed and lose jobs as compared to men
School closures during lockdown have exacerbated the situation because more women than men tend to care for children.
- 19 million masks, 100,000 liters of sanitizer: How women entrepreneurs in India’s hinterland stayed afloat in a collapsing economy
With minimal infrastructure, absence of any manufacturing unit and machines, women entrepreneurs across India’s remote villages and distric...
- FICCI-FLO event: Smriti Irani to launch an initiative to improve female participation in workforce
Irani was speaking at a video conference to launch FICCI-FLO’s ‘The Greater 50%’ initiative that focuses on improving the participation of ...
- Royal Enfield unveils apparel range & riding gear for women, starting at Rs 700
The collection will be available online, and at the select stores in Delhi, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad and Kolkata.
- Take action against Bhim army chief for making derogatory comments against women: NCW to UP police
The NCW has asked UP police to take action against Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad for allegedly making derogatory and defamatory sta...
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