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"India's G20 Presidency ensured gender issue not reduced to sidelines": Sm
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Union Minister Smriti Irani said on Tuesday that the New Delhi G20 summit ensured that the gender issue was discussed in the mainstream and highlighted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision to ensure that women's issues must be addressed through concrete policy actions.
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Study finds how loss of cells in pancreas in elderly cause age-related dia
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Researchers have looked into the disappearance of pancreatic islet cells in people who have never suffered pancreatitis. They determined that the loss of insulin-producing beta cells was the primary cause of islet cell loss in the elderly after finding notable trends in the types of cells lo
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Land ports to be gender friendly, inclusive in next 3 years: Land Port Aut
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Land Port Authority of India (LPAI) Chairman Aditya Mishra on Tuesday conveyed the vision of his department to make land ports also known as Integrated Check Posts (ICPs) "gender friendly, neutral and inclusive in the next three years".
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Judiciary played yeoman's role in national endeavour for gender equality:
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Justice Nagarathna said that the judiciary has subjected gender-biased laws, policies and norms to constitutional scrutiny. Thus, the courts - as guarantors of equal protection - have played a critical role in ensuring that non-discrimination and fairness emerge as the central governing prin
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SC seeks response from Centre, UP, Gujarat over removal of transgender tea
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses from the Centre, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat on a plea filed by a transgender woman whose services as a teacher were terminated by two private schools in these states after her gender identity was revealed.
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How to Accelerate Women's Entrepreneurship in India to Build a 5 Trillion
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 26: The Indian government intends to achieve a USD 5 trillion economy by 2025, and women entrepreneurs, especially in the MSME sector, can play a crucial role in achieving this target. Women own around 20% of India's 63 million MSMEs, which employ be
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Women survivors of gender-based violence being jailed by Taliban: UN Repor
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Taliban regime in Afghanistan is sending Afghan women to prison to protect them from gender-based violence, Khaama Press reported, citing the Office of the Deputy of the United Nations in Afghanistan.
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COP28: Permanent Committee for Human Rights holds event highlighting links
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Permanent Committee for Human Rights in the UAE, in cooperation and partnership with the General Women's Union and the UN Women Liaison Office for the Gulf Cooperation Council in Abu Dhabi, organized an event titled: "Climate Change and Ways to Mitigate Gender-Based Violence" at the Wome
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The Udaiti Foundation launches "Close the Gender Gap (CGG)" Initiative to
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 13: The Udaiti Foundation (TUF), a leading women's economic empowerment organization, unveils its groundbreaking initiative, "Close the Gender Gap" (CGG) data hub at "Women in India Inc" Summit today with an aim to drive transformative changes in gender representa
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Sexual violence against women on rise in Pakistan's Lahore
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
According to Nai Baat, a Pakistani Urdu newspaper, at least 854 incidents took place in eleven months of this year and the Gender Crime Cell could not achieve any significant success in arresting the accused.
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Amongst the leaders in gender equality, Finland awards International prize
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Finland on Monday here awarded the International Gender Equality prize for 2023 to an NGO in Afghanistan which works to promote and protect the rights of women in Afghanistan.
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Revolutionizing beauty; B'desir rewrites the modern beauty narrative
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 11: Neha Modi, a successful female entrepreneur, initiated B'desir, one of the fastest-growing companies that brings international beauty brands to Indian markets. The brand bridges the gap between the demand and supply of international beauty brands in the Indian
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