Women & Child Welfare

Pune is close to the nation's financial capital and an emerging hub for business and information technology. This flourishing, culturally rich city belongs to Maharashtra, which is the highest spender for corporate social responsibility in India. Naturally, Pune has a thriving CSR culture. In FY2022-23, Pune received the second-largest share of the amount of the...

Vadodara – aka Baroda – in the State of Gujarat is famous for its art and culture. In fact, it is often referred to as Sanskari Nagari (city of culture) and Kala Nagari (city of art). Vadodara is the Power Equipment Manufacturing Hub of India because Vadodara district accounts for over 35% of India's...

Sanjay Roy, the culprit in the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital trainee doctor rape and murder case has been sentenced to life imprisonment till death by a Kolkata court on Monday. He has also been fined Rs 50,000 by the Sealdah Civil and Criminal Court. Sanjay Roy was found guilty by the Sessions Court...

Verdict has finally been announced in Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital junior doctor rape and murder case after a long wait of five months. The Additional District and Sessions Court in Kolkata’s Sealdah on Saturday convicted the main accused Sanjoy Roy as guilty in the case. Sanjoy Roy, who was a civic...

India is a food surplus country today, standing as the largest producer of milk, pulses, and spices, and the second largest producer of food grains, fruits, vegetables, cotton, sugar, tea, and farmed fish. However, despite being a food surplus country, India is unable to tackle hunger issues and provide a meal to that section...

In a move promoting gender equality and break stereotypes, Western Railway now boasts of an all-women maintenance team! In a first, the Mumbai Suburban Traction (TRD) department of Western Railway has formed an exclusive all-women maintenance team, a step emphasizing the increasing role of women in technical fields. Throwing light about the role being played...

Once a homemaker in a village of Maharashtra’s Tirora, the transformation of Rewati Patle’s life is nothing less than a movie! Adani Foundation, which is known for its impactful CSR initiatives, has transformed the life of the 39-year-old in a way that she now beams with confidence and pride! Rewati's adept handling of technical aspects,...

The Accredited Social Health Activist or ASHA workers will soon be assigned the task of collecting vital data to help artificial intelligence identify breast cancer risk. The data will capture factors and patterns specific to Indian women who are at high risk of breast cancer.  This comes as part of the ambitious study being conducted...

Women’s participation in the workforce has been steadily increasing each year because of continuous efforts by the governments, non-profits as well as the global organisations. However, the representation of women and girls in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) fields is surprisingly less. According to UNESCO, less than 30 per cent of researchers across the world...

In a shocking development, more than 1.17 million children across India have been identified as out-of-school in the first eight months of FY 2024-25 as per Government data. Uttar Pradesh reported the highest number of out-of-school Children at 784,228, followed by Jharkhand at number two with 65,070 and Assam at number three with 63,848. Remarkably,...

As a step towards women empowerment and financial inclusion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the ‘Bima Sakhi Yojana’ of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) during his visit to Panipat, Haryana on Monday. “Empowering women economically strengthens the nation. The Bima Sakhi Yojana will not only provide employment opportunities but also enhance women’s role in...

At a time when aviation was looked upon as a strictly male dominated domain, Indian ladies clad in sarees showed the world what they are capable of! These women fought sexism, gender bias, defied societal norms and soared into the sky! According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), 15% of India’s pilots are...