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Investing in women is investing in economy: Smriti Irani
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 7 (ANI): Union Minister of Women and Child Development Smriti Irani on Saturday released a report on Status of Women in Media in South Asia and said investing in women is not just a social expenditure but an investment in the economy of the country.
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Adoption a legal process, safeguards rights of child: Smriti Irani
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 14 (ANI): Union Minister of Women and Child Development (WCD) Smriti Irani on Tuesday urged all stakeholders that deliberations must lead to the way forward in order to improve the implementation of the child adoption programme.
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Union Minister Smriti Irani along with Bill Gates launch Bharatiya Poshan
Updated : 6 years, 6 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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Menace of malnutrition needs humane solution, says Smriti Irani
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 10 (ANI): Union Minister of Women and Child Development (WCD), Smriti Irani, chaired the meeting of the fifth National Council on India's Nutrition Challenges here on Thursday and said that a humane solution has to be developed to tackle the menace of malnutrition.
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Malnutrition-free India by 2022, says Union Minister Smriti Irani
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Minister of Women and Child Development Smriti Irani on Thursday informed the Rajya Sabha that India would have no cases of malnutrition by 2022.
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Smriti Irani assumes charge as WCD minister
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): Amethi giant slayer Smriti Irani took charge as the Minister of Women and Child Development here on Monday.
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Maneka Gandhi orders inspection of 'Missionaries of Charity' child-care ho
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jul 16 (ANI): Minister of Women and Child Development (WCD), Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, has instructed the state governments to get child care homes run by Missionaries of Charity all over the country inspected immediately.
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Biosash launches Wellsash Sea Buckthorn juice
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI-NewsVoir): Biosash - a direct marketing company, launched India's first Natural Multi Vitamin and Mineral Juice. Smt. Menaka Gandhi, Honorable Union Minister of Women and Child Development and Sangram Singh, Brand Ambassador of Wellsash Sea Buckthorn Juice lau
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Maneka Gandhi calls for rape probe kits in police stations
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): Amid the increasing number of sexual crimes against minors in the country, Union Minister of Women and Child Development (WCD) Maneka Gandhi called for Rape Investigation Kits to be placed in all police stations for immediate preliminary investigation. Read More
NRI marriages to be registered within 48 hours: Maneka Gandhi
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 6 (ANI): Union Minister of Women and Child Development (WCD) Maneka Gandhi on Wednesday said all marriages of Non-Resident Indians (NRI) solemnised in India have to be registered within 48 hours to prevent non-issuance of passport and visas.
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Maneka Gandhi calls for special cells on women's issues
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 6 (ANI): Union Minister of Women and Child Development (WCD) Maneka Gandhi on Wednesday wrote to all ministries to set up special cells on women's issues.
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Air India sexual harassment case: Maneka Gandhi orders probe
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Jun 4 (ANI): Minister of Women and Child Development (WCD) Maneka Gandhi on Monday directed the head of the Internal Complaints Committee of Air India to complete inquiry into the sexual harassment complaint against the senior executive, within June.
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