Unregistered business entities grow 8 pc in 2025, add 74.52 lakh jobs: Govt surveyThe Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE) captures key economic and operational characteristics of establishments enga...
06 May, 2026, 07.08 PM IST
OpenAI to augment workers, not replace them: CEO Sam AltmanOpenAI CEO Sam Altman believes AI will make people busier, not replace them, despite acknowledging significant labor market disruption. He ...
01 May, 2026, 10.43 PM IST
Women’s employment rate rises to 39% in 2025 from 22% in 2017: Mansukh MandaviyaFemale employment in India has seen a substantial rise, reaching 39 percent in 2025 from 22 percent in 2017. This growth reflects increased...
28 Apr, 2026, 03.19 PM IST
Why Goa is Goddess' own countryGoa presents a stark contrast to national discussions on women's empowerment. In Goa, women lead mechanic shops and liquor stores. They are...
22 Apr, 2026, 12.08 AM IST
Ministries assess skill needs to impart focused trainingThe ministry of skill development and entrepreneurship collaborates with five central ministries to fulfill their scheme-specific demand fo...
02 Jan, 2025, 11.39 PM IST
Dabur India introduces an all-women production team at plant near IndoreDabur India has established an all-women production line at its largest greenfield plant near Indore, with 20 women currently engaged in pr...
08 Mar, 2024, 03.27 PM IST
79% businesses in Asia actively leverage tech to enhance last-mile logistics: ReportThe report captures a comprehensive analysis of responses from businesses from India, the UAE, Indonesia, and other Asian countries across ...
15 Sep, 2023, 12.00 PM IST
Mahindra Group joins hands with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support women's empowerment in IndiaIn a statement issued on Tuesday, the Mumbai-based diversified group said the two-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) marks a significan...
08 Nov, 2022, 04.53 PM IST
FICCI-FLO event: Smriti Irani to launch an initiative to improve female participation in workforceIrani was speaking at a video conference to launch FICCI-FLO’s ‘The Greater 50%’ initiative that focuses on improving the participation of ...
19 Jun, 2020, 06.39 PM IST
Bridging the gap: Unit to monitor states' gender targets on cardsFinland-like unit may be set up to rank states on criteria for women empowerment.
13 Jun, 2019, 08.01 AM IST
Welspun India and UN Women collaborate to advocate gender equalityThe association will help women at all levels of the value chain access skill-building initiatives in technical and entrepreneurial sectors.
12 Oct, 2018, 02.36 PM IST
'Women worker participation rate in India's urban areas low'"Several important measures are being implemented to increase the participation of women in the workforce," he said.
17 Mar, 2017, 12.21 PM IST
A meagre 6.7% of Railways' over 13-lakh workforce are women: Panel"This poor representation is not just among those involved in arduous operational activities but also among those in the higher rung of adm...
30 Apr, 2015, 07.11 PM IST
Women empowerment key to better life for all: Sumitra MahajanObserving that real empowerment comes with education, Mahajan said that the literacy rate in India has improved for both girls and boys.
05 Sep, 2014, 10.35 PM IST
Wipro CEO T K Kurien, HCL Tech President Anant Gupta get UN award for promoting gender equalityWipro and its CEO T K Kurien and HCL Tech President Anant Gupta have been awarded with the Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs) Leadership...
07 Mar, 2014, 08.37 PM IST
NSSO data not necessarily helps reach right conclusion: Montek Singh Ahluwalia"I don't believe that we can come to an unambiguous conclusion on the basis of NSSO data", Ahluwalia said.
14 Feb, 2013, 01.25 PM IST
- India ranked at 115 on women empowerment scale: Survey
India has been ranked at a poor 115 by a global survey which looked into the level of economical empowerment of women in 128 countries.
16 Oct, 2012, 03.58 PM IST