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Mind the gap: Financial products that women in India need but don’t haveIf India is serious about women-led growth, it must move beyond credit access and design finance for the agency of women.
India is helping shape our global product portfolio, engineering decisions, and technology roadmap: Schneider Electric CHROSchneider Electric's India operations have evolved into a crucial global hub, housing over 38,000 employees and driving enterprise-wide out...
India has countless export-ready products. The challenge is taking them global: DP World’s Akanksha SharmaAs India accelerates its ambitions of becoming a global manufacturing and export hub, empowering MSMEs and women entrepreneurs with better ...
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...
Kerala private bus operators oppose UDF’s free travel scheme for womenKerala's new government plans free bus travel for women on state buses. Private bus operators warn this will hurt their business. They seek...
PM's economic advisory panel flags demand surge for caregivers, seeks policy overhaul for sectorIndia's Prime Minister's economic advisory panel recommends a major revamp of the care sector. Demand for caregivers is expected to surge p...
India Inc must give ‘Bharat’ a seat in boardroomsIndian companies are focusing on growth in tier-2 and tier-3 cities, known as Bharat. However, their boardrooms do not reflect this market....
West Bengal elections: Dum Dum Uttar at crossroads, poised between governance, grievance and a heavyweight TMC nomineeWest Bengal Assembly Elections 2026: Dum Dum Uttar constituency is no longer a guaranteed win for the TMC. Senior minister Chandrima Bhatta...
Climate crisis is a gender issue, women face higher risks, less representationClimate change disproportionately impacts women, who are often excluded from decision-making despite their crucial roles in crisis response...
As Pakistan enters 2026 with 225 million people, UNFPA urges rights-based population planningAs Pakistan strides into 2026, it finds itself grappling with significant population pressures. The UNFPA is calling for a fresh perspectiv...
Japan may see first female PM, but gender gap still a big voidSanae Takaichi emerges as a frontrunner in the Liberal Democratic Party's leadership race, potentially becoming Japan's first female prime ...
Happy Women’s Day 2025: How women investors have evolved in the past few yearsWomen are increasingly becoming significant players in the financial world, with more of them making autonomous investment decisions and en...
A lot more policy and community support needed to widen womens’ leadership pathways: surveyRespondents to a survey by EdelGive Foundation say the representation of women in corporate leadership is not progressing at a pace that ca...
The reason behind rise of women investors in the Indian crypto marketRecent data from exchanges and other crypto companies in India provides a glimmer of hope. It is reported around 20 per cent of crypto inve...
Indian women freelancers see rise in income as demand for gig workers increaseProfessional women freelancers in the country observed a substantial increase of 42% in their average hourly earnings rate to $22/hour in 2...
HDFC Bank, Mastercard, others launch $100 mn credit facility for MSMEsThe credit facility will extend working capital loans to small businesses that need financing to support their digitization and recovery fr...
Remote working a silver lining for gender gap in finance world, may help narrow the divideRemote working has encouraged a shift in the perception of what roles can be done flexibly.
Mainstreaming gender lens capital solutions for women-led SMEsGender Lens Investing (GLI), an approach to promote social and/or economic empowerment of women, in addition to financial returns has gaine...
Corporate India tweaks variables for solving gender diversity equationOnline automobile marketplace Droom currently has 100 management vacancies, of which the company wants 60% to be filled by women.
It is time to re-orient the World BankA new World Bank leadership can provide it with the impetus needed to face new global realities