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Parineeti Chopra's contract ended in 2017, all other speculations false, b
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
(Chandigarh) [India], Dec 21 (ANI): Describing the news item regarding Bollywood actor Parineeti Chopra having been dropped as Brand Ambassador of 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' program as false, baseless and malicious, a spokesperson of Women Child Development Department of Haryana Government c
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Dindayal Gupta, Chairman Emeritus of Dollar Industries conferred with West
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India] Dec 21 (ANI/PR Newswire): Dindayal Gupta, Chairman Emeritus, Dollar Industries Ltd, a pioneer in the hosiery industry received the West Bengal Hosiery Association 'Hall Of Fame' Award from Smriti Zubin Irani, Minister of Textiles and Women & Child Development Go
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Ministry of Women and Child Development signs MoU with Tasting India Sympo
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Dec 19 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Food and Nutrition Board of the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development today signed an MoU with the global food advocacy hub, Tasting India Symposium, to roll out a National Poshan Lecture Series and Poshan Quiz for Schools to create gre
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Out of 13,77,595 operational Anganwadi centres in country, 3,77,712 runnin
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 14 (ANI): Union Minister Smriti Irani on Friday informed the Lok Sabha that out of 13,77,595 operational Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) across the country, a total of 3,77,712 AWCs are running in rented premises.
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Swati Maliwal writes to Smriti Irani seeking disbursement of Nirbhaya fund
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 9 (ANI): Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief, Swati Maliwal on Monday has written a letter to Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani seeking disbursement of Nirbhaya fund to the states.
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Increased screen- time may impact child development: Study
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A], Nov 29 (ANI): Many new findings that conducted recently, revealed that the excessive amount of time spent by children in using their mobile phones, or in watching television, can have a severe effect on their development.
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1,516 cases of child marriage reported between 2013 and 2017: Centre tells
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 28 (ANI): Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani on Thursday informed the Rajya Sabha in a written reply that a total of 1,516 cases of child marriage have been reported between 2013 and 2017.
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Smriti Irani thanks Harsimrat for joining hands with WCD for 'upliftment o
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 27 (ANI): The Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (FPI) on Wednesday.
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WCD, NITI Aayog examining measures to strengthen ICDS: Smriti Irani
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 26 (ANI): Union Minister Smriti Irani on Monday said that Ministry of Women and Child Development, NITI Aayog and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare are examining measures to strengthen the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) programme to ensure that target
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Only 9 pc kids get right nutritious food: Smriti Irani
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 22 (ANI): Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani said on Friday that only nine per cent children in the country were getting "right nutritious food" and the issue also pertains to rich and affluent families.
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Union Minister Smriti Irani along with Bill Gates launch Bharatiya Poshan
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 18 (ANI): Union Minister of Women and Child Development (WCD) and Textiles, Smriti Irani, along with Bill Gates, co-chair of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, launched the Bharatiya Poshan Krishi Kosh (BPKK) here on Monday.
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Framework to be prepared for better implementation of central, state polic
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 14 (ANI): Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani on Thursday said that the Women and Child Development (WCD) ministry along with NITI Aayog will prepare a framework for a national plan for States and Union Territories for better implementation of all the Central and stat
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