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Smriti Irani inaugurates Poshan 2.0, urges all districts to establish Posh
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kevadiya (Gujarat) [India], September 1 (ANI): Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani on Tuesday urged all aspirational districts of the country to make a commitment to establish a Poshan Vatika (nutrition garden) during the nutrition month starting from September 1 for
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Bengal post-poll violence: 'Rape, murder is TMC's khela,' says Smriti Iran
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 19 (ANI): Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani on Thursday slammed Mamata Banerjee-led government over post-poll violence and alleged that "rape and murder is Trinamool Congress' 'khela'".
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Smriti Irani slams Sonia for silence over Hooda riding tractor 'pulled' by
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 11 (ANI): Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani on Thursday slammed Congress over party women legislators in Haryana "pulling" tractor during a protest with party leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda sitting on the vehicle.
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India recognises centrality of women empowerment in developmental agenda:
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New York/New Delhi [US/India], October 2 (ANI): India recognises the centrality of gender equality and women's empowerment in all aspects of our developmental agenda, Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani said at the United Nations.
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Ministries of WCD, AYUSH sign MoU for eradication of malnutrition
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): The Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) on Sunday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of AYUSH to join efforts to eradicate malnutrition in the country.
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Smriti Irani chairs a meeting to strategise on women and child welfare ami
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Smriti Irani, chaired a meeting on Monday to strategise on the way forward for important matters related to women and child welfare.
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Train more women as forensic, cybercrime investigators: Smriti Irani
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 7 (ANI): Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Zubin Irani on Saturday stressed the need of getting more and more women trained as forensic and cybercrime investigators since women are vicitmised more in cybercrimes.
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Swati Maliwal writes to Smriti Irani seeking disbursement of Nirbhaya fund
Updated : 6 years, 5 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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Only 9 pc kids get right nutritious food: Smriti Irani
Updated : 6 years, 6 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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Sex ratio at birth improved from 918 to 931 in five years: Smriti Irani
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Sept 6 (ANI): Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Smriti Irani said on Friday that Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB) has improved by 13 points from 918 to 931 at the national level in last five years.
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Maneka Gandhi files nomination from Sultanpur
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Sultanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India] April 18 (ANI): Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi on Thursday filed nomination from Sultanpur Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh.
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Maneka hails Centre's move for animal-free circuses
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi/Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 01 (ANI): Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi on Saturday welcomed the Centre's proposed move to ban all animals in circuses, saying the decision has been "long overdue."
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