How the AI boom derailed clean‑air efforts in one of America's most polluted citiesAmerica's push for cleaner air faces a new challenge. The growing demand for electricity from data centers is reviving coal-fired power pla...
10 Apr, 2026, 04.21 PM IST
Niti to map gender equality progress across districtsNiti Aayog along with the ministry of women and child development, has undertaken a detailed analysis of each indicator and sub-indicator u...
13 Jun, 2025, 01.15 AM IST
Pakistan's gender gap index hits rock bottom, second worst globallyWomen's rights activists have issued impassioned pleas for both state and societal commitment to address gender disparities effectively.soc...
07 Jul, 2024, 06.40 AM IST
- A day for the better half
Covid-19 has stalled progress towards achieving gender parity. It will take 132 years to close the global gender gap, at the current rate o...
08 Mar, 2023, 12.08 AM IST
Niti unit pitches for gender Budgeting actDMEO, which is an attached office under the NITI Aayog, has called for incentivising women participation in all training and capacity build...
07 Jul, 2022, 12.18 AM IST
Niti Aayog developing National Gender IndexNiti Aayog said the index will serve as a tool to map the progress of states and Union Territories (UTs) on defined gender metrics and buil...
01 Mar, 2022, 02.17 PM IST
Chhattisgarh top-performing state on gender equality goal of SDG: NITI Aayog reportLast year, Chhattisgarh scored 43 points on the gender quality parameter and was ranked seventh in India. This year, it scored 61 and toppe...
14 Jun, 2021, 05.40 PM IST
Vakrangee ups its ESG score, now part of Bloomberg Gender-Equality IndexThe recognition reflects Vakrangee’s commitment to improve its performance.
29 Jan, 2021, 08.52 AM IST
Pakistan tops in holding biases against women: UN ReportAccording to the UNDP report, Andorra had the least population with sexist beliefs, at 27.01%, followed by Sweden and the Netherlands with ...
11 Mar, 2020, 07.56 AM IST
ET Women's Forum: Why India needs to hear the voice of half a billionIndia scored a dismal 112 rank in the World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Index 2020.
18 Feb, 2020, 11.08 AM IST
Funding in women-led firms still meagreIndia is currently ranked at 70 out of 77 nations on the Female Entrepreneurship Index.
09 Aug, 2019, 08.48 AM IST
Women in India make on-average 16 per cent less than men: ReportThe pay gap in some of the representative nations like Brazil stood at 26.2 per cent, France 14.1 per cent, Germany 16.8 per cent, the UK 2...
27 Apr, 2018, 01.15 PM IST
India up five slots but still 130th on HDIIndia ranked a lowly 130 in the HDI even if up from last year's 135 in the list of 188 nations, thanks to higher life expectancy and gross ...
15 Dec, 2015, 01.04 PM IST
In India, 80% of women don’t have bank accounts: UNDP reportAs per the report released by the UNDP on Monday, the Human Development Index (HDI) rank of Bangladesh and Pakistan was 142 and 147, respec...
15 Dec, 2015, 12.20 PM IST
India slips to 114th spot in WEF Gender Gap IndexIndia’s poor performance was largely on account of deterioration in economic participation and opportunity, as well as educational attainme...
28 Oct, 2014, 06.52 AM IST
Progress of gender bias eliminating programmes slow: Panel"The most painful devaluation of women is the physical and psychological violence that stalks them from cradle to grave,"
28 Aug, 2013, 09.42 PM IST
- IIM Bangalore launches a course for aspiring women politicians
To groom aspiring women politicians by helping them develop necessary skills, IIMB launched a certificate course in political leadership.
10 Apr, 2012, 06.28 PM IST