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Anaemia: A key focus area during Rashtriya Poshan Maah 2024
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Anaemia is a health concern, mainly affecting young children, adolescent girls, pregnant, postpartum women and women of reproductive age, the Ministry of Women and Child Development said in a statement on Tuesday.
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Centre launches SHe-Box portal to address sexual harassment at workplaces
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Annapurna Devi hailed the launch of the platform, terming it a major step to deter sexual harassment of women in the workplace.
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Union Skill Development, Women ministries conduct orientation session for
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) and the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) conducted on Wednesday an orientation session for a pilot project aimed at empowering adolescent girls and women across 27 aspirational districts and special areas in nine
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Ministry of Women and Child Development celebrates 161 field functionaries
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
These dedicated field functionaries are instrumental in the implementation of key schemes such as 'Anganwadis', 'Sakhi One-Stop Centres', 'Sankalp Hubs for Empowerment of Women', Child Welfare Committees, and District Child Protection Units.
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Ministry of Women and Child Development organises post-budget webinar
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Ministry of Women and Child Development conducted a post-budget webinar today disseminating information about the policy initiatives taken by the government for enhancing women's participation in the workforce and budgetary allocations announced for Women-led Development.
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Ministry of Women and Child Development hosts webinar on new criminal laws
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD), in collaboration with the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) and the Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR), conducted the second National Webinar on Tuesday.
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Union Minister Annpurna Devi visits various institutions for welfare of wo
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Union Minister of Women and Child Development Annpurna Devi along with Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Women and Child Development Savitri Thakur made a visit to the Nirmal Chhaya Complex in Delhi, which houses various central government sponsored welfare institutions. Secretary,
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India jumps 14 ranks on Gender Inequality Index 2022, ranking 108 out of 1
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
On the Gender Inequality Index (GII) 2022, India stands at rank 108 out of 193 countries with a score of 0.437. India stood at rank 122 out of 191 countries with a score of 0.490 in the Gender Inequality Index 2021.
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Bill Gates graces 'Poshan Utsav' organised by Ministry of Women and Child
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Ministry of Women and Child Development organised the Poshan Utsav at The Oberoi on February 29, 2024. The event was aimed at promoting good nutrition behaviour and highlighted India's ongoing efforts to combat malnutrition by promoting good nutrition practices.
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MoU signed to achieve improvement in nutritional status among adolescent g
Updated : 2 years ago IST
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Ministry of Women and Child Development and the Ministry of AYUSH on Monday, aimed at achieving improvement in the nutritional status of adolescent girls in five Utkarsh districts.
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MoWCD, MoAYUSH to sign MoU on nutritional status of adolescent girls in 5
Updated : 2 years ago IST
"Through collaboration and coordinated efforts, the Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) and the Ministry of AYUSH have been working towards leveraging traditional knowledge, promoting wellness through joint yoga protocols, and promoting diet diversity through the consumption of loc
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"Anganwadi workers, helpers across country to be covered under Ayushman Bh
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Ministry of Women and Child Development has said that all Anganwadi Workers and Helpers across the country will get the benefits of the public health insurance scheme Ayushman Bharat.
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