In the 2014 cabinet, she served as the Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs and later the Minister for Commerce and Industry...

The Congress has also promised to implement reservation of 10 per cent in jobs and educational institutions for Economically Weaker Section...

On the health and survival subindex, India ranked the lowest at 146th place and figured among the five countries with gender gaps larger th...

In 2019, it was computed that less than 2% of climate finance was going to small-scale producers (mostly in developing countries). All this...

The Lakshadweep issue has gone beyond the environment vs development debate. Here's a look at what’s at stake for this unique Union Territo...

India has provided 56 lakh doses of coronavirus vaccines under grants assistance to a number of countries. The vaccines were sent to Sri La...

India overtook Maldives to command the highest WBL score in the South Asian region in 2020. The World Bank study mentions the measure taken...

As directed by the Chief Minister, a detailed project report on the collaboration is being drawn up. The partnership aims at making The gen...

The financial assistance will be in the form of budgetary support, currency swap and concessional lines of credit for socio-economic projec...

The association will help women at all levels of the value chain access skill-building initiatives in technical and entrepreneurial sectors.

Mukherjee also accorded 'Colours' to 28 Equipment Depot, the air armament stores division which "provides lethality" to fighter and bomber ...

The Budget session 2018 began with President Ram Nath Kovind's joint address to both houses of the parliament. In his first address, he inv...

Markers like allocations for women’s ministries and Gender Budget Statement (GBS) can help assess the gender responsiveness of this Budget.

India's first gender equality convergence center, will be inaugurated by President Pranab Mukherjee here on February 27.

In a bid to reduce gender inequality in India and increase female work participation rates, the Kerala government is set to host the countr...

A 2010 study shows that only 5 per cent of the women employees in India make it up to the company boards or reach the level of a CEO in Ind...

The Economic Times recaps the best workplaces for 2011. Your one stop destination for the companies that cared for its employees and vice-v...