Make her India Inc indispensable: Why women’s unpaid work and time poverty keep them out of labour marketIndian women spend significantly more time on unpaid household work than men. This time poverty limits their job opportunities and strength...
06 Mar, 2026, 11.47 PM IST
Empty daycare centers, millions in public funds: Viral video sparks Minnesota fraud scrutinyA viral video by Nick Shirley exposes alleged fraud in Minnesota's childcare aid. Empty centers reportedly received millions in taxpayer mo...
28 Dec, 2025, 02.14 PM IST
Trump axes $300 million aid for low-income seniors — thousands left strugglingThe Department of Labor has paused over $300 million in funding for the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP), putting thousa...
26 Aug, 2025, 11.56 PM IST
PE firms bet on small-town hospitals for a growth shotNon-metro locations, such as Lucknow , Vizag, Jaipur, Cochin, Siliguri, Guwahati, Bhubaneswar and Patna, private equity investors believe, ...
08 Apr, 2025, 11.18 AM IST
Harris-Trump Debate: Kamala Harris may grill Donald Trump on his 'dementia', age and capacityVice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will debate in Philadelphia on September 11. This marks their first in-perso...
11 Sep, 2024, 12.58 AM IST
Footprints gears up for expansion in tier - 1 cities of Gurgaon, Bengaluru, and DelhiFootprints will add 7 centers in Gurgaon, reaching 80 in Bengaluru and 100 in Delhi within the next 2 years.
28 Mar, 2024, 12.08 PM IST
There are more women in leadership roles now, but challenges & biases still remainDespite progress, gender diversity challenges persist in corporate India. Initiatives like gender-neutral job descriptions and mixed-gender...
18 Mar, 2024, 02.36 PM IST
ADB approves USD 40.5 million loan for childhood development, maternal mental health in MeghalayaThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD 40.5 million loan for integrated early childhood development and maternal mental health...
17 Aug, 2023, 12.15 PM IST
China's fertility rate drops to record low 1.09 in 2022: State mediaChina's fertility rate is estimated to have dropped to a record low of 1.09 in 2022, the National Business Daily said on Tuesday, a figure ...
15 Aug, 2023, 05.46 PM IST
Corporate India takes special care of new mothers returning to workA host of organisations like Capgemini, EY, Titan Co and Grant Thornton Bharat are rolling out initiatives like flexible work options, empl...
02 Jun, 2023, 10.59 AM IST
Dorothy Pitman Hughes, African-American feminist and a child welfare advocate passes away at 84Dorothy Pitman Hughes, child welfare advocate and one of America's pioneering black feminists, passed away at her daughter's home in Tampa,...
12 Dec, 2022, 09.36 PM IST
U.S. CDC backs Moderna's COVID vaccine for teens, older children"Vaccinating this age group can provide greater confidence to families that their children and adolescents participating in childcare, scho...
24 Jun, 2022, 08.33 PM IST
Want to increase kids' fruits & vegetables intake? Here's how you can do it!The researchers found that adding more fruit and vegetable side dishes resulted in the kids eating 24 per cent more veggies and 33 per cent...
25 Oct, 2021, 11.03 AM IST
It takes a village to raise a child! India Inc must focus on high quality childcare to arrest ‘shecession’For the longest time, childcare was bucketed under the maternal umbrella and did not warrant organisational interventions.
23 Sep, 2021, 07.32 PM IST
Top EU court says headscarves can be banned at work under certain conditions"A prohibition on wearing any visible form of expression of political, philosophical or religious beliefs in the workplace may be justified...
15 Jul, 2021, 01.51 PM IST
Footprints Child Care raises Rs 4.25 croreFootprints Child Care, a child day care and preschool chain, has raised Rs 4.25 crore through deal making platform LetsVenture.
10 Jul, 2015, 07.54 PM IST
- Space Hospitals plans 650 telemedicine centres
Chennai-based Space Hospitals aims to set up 650 satellite centres at an investment of Rs 25 crore in one year.
14 Nov, 2006, 06.45 PM IST