Sitharaman, who is on a week-long visit to the US, outlined initiatives to bolster the economic status of women during the IMF/World Bank Spring meetings. She appeared to highlight how the Modi Govt has been working with the idea of women-led development and not just women-centric develop
The agenda for the DWG meeting included discussions on G20's role in accelerating progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Lifestyle for Environment (LiFE), Digital Principles and Capacity Building for data for development, green transitions that are globally just, women-led
New Delhi [India], March 21(ANI/SRV): The Upcoming eighteenth meeting of Group of Twenty (G20), a summit scheduled to take place in India. The theme of India's G20 Presidency - is "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam" or "One Earth. One Family. One Future" - is drawn from the ancient Sanskrit text of the
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 6 (ANI/TP): Women entrepreneurs in India are boosting the start-up ecosystem. India saw the most number of women-led startups turning unicorns in 2021-22. In the past decade, India has experienced rapid growth in entrepreneurship, with women in business ha
For the Presidency, India's leadership has already committed itself to exploiting the linkages between economic growth, gender equality, peace, and security and the use of technological innovations for universal benefit.
New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI/NewsVoir): American Express and Dastkar have supported the economic empowerment of craftswomen across nine states[1] in India through market visibility, recognition and earnings. This initiative is part of American Express and Dastkar's program - 'Backing
The G20 EMPOWER 2023 under India's Presidency is prioritizing the shift from women's development to women-led development. It aims to transform challenges into opportunities accelerating the shift towards women-led entrepreneurship and greater inclusion of women in the workforce.
Addressing the US-India Alliance for women's economic empowerment Shatter Summit on Thursday, Deputy Secretary of the US Department of State Wendy Sherman said that the US is helping equip female entrepreneurs in India and South Asia with the digital skills needed to compete in the 21st cent
New Delhi [India], January 18 (ANI/GPRC): Sassiest, a women-led startup, as they step closer to turning one this month, bags the shethepeopletv Digital Women Award 2022 for the Disruption category. Founded by Aishwarya Dua and later joined by Karishma Chavan, and Dr Nikita Dound as Co-Founde
New Delhi [India], January 9 (ANI/NewsVoir): Like every year, this year also the world's largest entrepreneurial train journey, Jagriti Yatra is going on a national odyssey with the resolve of "building India through enterprise". Since this year's yatra is being organised in Amrit Kaal, it h
New Delhi [India], January 4 (ANI/GPRC): Start-up Women Listed was launched earlier this year with a mission to promote and organise women-led businesses, and enabling them to flourish and achieve greater heights. Today, the ecosystem is a thriving community where thousands of women are lear
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], December 30 (ANI/PNN): India is the third largest ecosystem globally in terms of startups, but only 10 per cent are women-led. Women account for just 14 per cent of all entrepreneurs in India. The Gujarat University Startup and Entrepreneurship Council (GUSEC) ai