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Over 27% Indian households remain offline despite 95% mobile penetration: ReportIndia has achieved widespread mobile phone ownership. However, a significant digital divide persists. More than a quarter of Indian homes l...
Is India winning the wrong battle on infant mortality?India's infant mortality rate has significantly dropped to 24 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024. This progress is largely due to a surge...
Quote of the Day by Amal Clooney: ‘As women, we may not be a minority, but there is a bond that we all share; it is...’ - What the Lebanese-British human rights advocate understood about the struggles of womenQuote of the Day by Amal Clooney highlights a universal bond among women, transcending geography, religion, and culture. It focused on shar...
Psychology says every generation secretly believes the next one is ‘ruining society’: From Baby Boomers to Gen Z, here’s why it keeps happeningThe psychology behind generational conflict suggests that disagreements between older and younger people are rarely only about fashion, sla...
Nearly 47 pc Indians still offline, women 33 pc less likely than men to use internet: GSMAGlobally, GSMA reported that 47% of Indians remain offline, with women 33% less likely to use mobile internet due to handset costs and tech...
UN report warns AI poses greater threat to women’s jobs; calls for urgent action on gender digital divideA UN report reveals that AI poses a greater threat to women's jobs, with 28% at risk compared to 21% for men. The report emphasizes the urg...
ET Women's Forum: Empowerment transforms lives, says Deepthi Reddy NReliance Foundation prioritizes women's empowerment as crucial for India's development by 2047. Their initiatives, spanning digital and fin...
'India committed to bridging gender pay gap, digital divide'At the UN Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference, India pledged to boost women's participation in non-traditional sectors, address gender pay ...
Bridging gender digital divide: TechEquity launch at G20 Summit tomorrow"The platform will impact two to three million women across the globe over the next year," Sangita Reddy, joint managing director of the Ap...
View: Digital gender equality strives to connect half the world to the internetMore than 50% of women in the workforce are self-employed. Ecommerce lowers barriers to entry for these entrepreneurs and enables greater m...
Women, unemployed, rural poor lagging due to digital divide: Oxfam India ReportThe report looks at CMIE's data on internet access, mobile ownership, computer, and broadband availability to assess the inclusivity of dig...
Prolonged school closures due to Covid pose threat to gender equality: UNSECO studyDrawing on evidence from about 90 countries and in-depth data collected in local communities, the report shows that gender norms and expect...
53 per cent women aware of mobile internet compared to 19 per cent in 2017Mobile internet awareness has been increasing each year among women. In terms of ownership, 67 per cent of women own a mobile phone compare...
Reliance Foundation, USAID partner to bridge gender digital divide in IndiaIn February 2019, the US government launched the W-GDP initiative that seeks to reach 50 million women in the developing world by 2025 by f...
Funding in women-led firms still meagreIndia is currently ranked at 70 out of 77 nations on the Female Entrepreneurship Index.
Digital skills helping women bridge gender divide at work, says a researchThe report assessed results from an online survey conducted in December 2015 and January 2016 of more than 4,900 working women and men in 3...
World must focus on how to bridge digital, gender divide: IndiaIndia has stressed that the role of ICTs in eradicating poverty, boosting development and protecting the environment cannot be ignored.
World must focus on how to bridge digital, gender divide: IndiaIndia has stressed that the role of ICTs in eradicating poverty, boosting development, financing and protecting the environment cannot be i...
India committed to gender equality: Government tells UNReiterating India's commitment to gender equality, Secretary in India's Ministry of Women and Child Development Vinay Sheel Oberoi said.
Empowering women using technology can be 'game changer': IndiaIndia has stressed that empowering women using technology can be a "game changer" if harnessed to its full potential.