Making WCD Ministry more than 'post office ministry' was biggest challenge: Maneka GandhiManeka said another challenge faced by her when she took office was bringing everyone on board, to get opinion from the whole country.
03 Mar, 2019, 01.44 PM IST
Government’s new protection policy for children shelter homes soonThe women and child development ministry had come up with the guidelines drafted by the NGO Childline in 2013 before the Juvenile Justice (...
06 Oct, 2018, 07.56 AM IST
Companies have to soon make disclosure on sexual harassment cells: Maneka GandhiThe measure will help the government monitor whether organisations are complying with the Sexual Harassment at Workplace Act, 2013.
29 Nov, 2017, 07.53 PM IST
Maneka-led NGO denies moving Supreme Court against jallikattu ordinanceAsserting that no such petition had been filed by it in the Supreme Court, The NGO said, "All concerned are requested not to follow any rum...
23 Jan, 2017, 07.45 PM IST
Women and Child Development Ministry in 2016: More of promises, less of implementationA slew of big-ticket measures on ensuring safety for women were announced within months of Prime Minister Narendra Modi taking over but man...
31 Dec, 2016, 11.47 AM IST
Maneka Gandhi asks Barack Obama Obama not to attend bull-fighting festIn a letter addressed to Obama, the 59-year-old Union Women & Child Development minister said the US President taking a stand against anima...
01 Jul, 2016, 08.25 PM IST
Violation of SC orders? WCD minister Maneka Gandhi for pre-packed food under ICDSIn a meeting with state secretaries on Wednesday, WCD minister Maneka Gandhi gave a July deadline to overhaul the food programme.
14 Jan, 2016, 12.18 PM IST
Juvenile convict in the 2012 Delhi gang-rape case to be monitored after releaseLast month, Union minister Maneka Gandhi had advocated that a 'close watch' be kept on the convict after he completes his sentence.
03 Dec, 2015, 12.31 PM IST
Aamir, Salman, Shah Rukh Khan's artwork to raise funds for elephantsVarious celebs have been roped in to raise funds for the cause of conserving the country's pachyderm population.
27 Nov, 2015, 02.19 PM IST
Maneka Gandhi bats for surface cleaner made from cow urine extractsGandhi has requested them to switch over to 'Gaunyle' - cleaning liquid made from cow urine extracts, arguing that it "environment-friendly...
24 Mar, 2015, 06.10 PM IST
- Maneka Gandhi bats for cow urine-based floor cleaner in government offices
Phenyl is the cheap cleaning liquid which is widely used in government offices to clean floor and toilets.
24 Mar, 2015, 03.51 PM IST
Maneka Gandhi bats for organic farming"We have various methods to prepare different types of cuisines through organic ways and we have vast diversity of cuisines as well," she s...
20 Dec, 2014, 10.57 PM IST
3 new child helpline centres to cover 500 towns, cities: Maneka GandhiChildline, the 24-hour helpline started in 1996 and based in Mumbai, currently reaches out to 282 locations across India with the help of 5...
23 Nov, 2014, 10.00 AM IST
- Lalitha Kumarmangalam appointed NCW chairperson
The proposal which is aimed at enhancing the powers of the Commission, is awaiting approval from the Law Ministry
17 Sep, 2014, 10.33 PM IST
Maneka Gandhi plans proposal to ban junk food in schools across the countryGandhi plans to discuss the matter with the Health and Human Resource Development (HRD) ministries. The mid-day meal scheme comes under the...
04 Jun, 2014, 05.40 PM IST
- Lions injured in transit: Zoo served notice by CZA
The Central Zoo Authority (CZA) has served a notice on Kanpur zoo administration asking it why the zoo's recognition should not be scrapped...
16 Apr, 2013, 12.51 AM IST
- Killing of ratels kicks up row
The alleged killing of 12 ratels, a Schedule I animal, at the Amber Fort, has rattled the ‘People for Animals,' an NGO dedicated to prevent...
28 Jul, 2008, 06.49 AM IST