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Budget 2024: Can Lakhpati Didi Yojana’s reality inspire better focus on women?
A Lakhpati Didi is a rural woman whose annual household income exceeds Rs. 1 lakh.
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Nearly all countries will struggle to maintain population levels by 2100, thanks to crashing birth rates: IHME
Over three-quarters of countries are expected to struggle to maintain their population sizes by 205…
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Budget: Rs 13,539 cr allocated to social justice department, 37% higher than last year
This increase is primarily focused on enhancing welfare programmes for marginalised communities and…
PTI
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MP minister advises women to ask husbands to consume liquor at home to get rid of addiction
Narayan Singh Kushwaha, Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, ma…
ANI
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"Big economic and social decisions, many historic steps will be seen in upcoming Union Budget": President Murmu
President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday assured the nation that in the upcoming Parliament sessions, m…
ANI
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Child marriage rates in countries like India are witnessing a spike due to climate change-worsened extreme weather
The commodification of daughters often reduces them to "burdens" to be sold off when the family is …
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A UPenn student started a YouTube channel. In weeks, her face was stolen on China's social media.
Behind the Great Firewall, accounts using deepfakes of YouTubers in Europe and the US are promoting…
Matthew Loh
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Union Budget 2022-23: Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry allocated Rs 13,134 cr
Autonomous bodies -- National University of Rehabilitation Science Disability Studies, Rehabilitat…
PTI
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WNBA stars posed for Sports Illustrated's iconic Swimsuit Issue as the brand champions pay equity efforts
WNBA players Sue Bird, Breanna Stewart, Te'a Cooper, Nneka Ogwumike, and DiDi Richards posed in the…
Meredith Cash
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How small businesses are using marketing techniques to demonstrate their values through social causes
Cause marketing can help businesses support social causes that align with their values and connect …
Erica Sweeney
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AllBright's CEOs explain how they grew the community of its women-only club tenfold during the pandemic
Debbie Wosskow OBE and Anna Jones founded membership club AllBright in 2017 to help women network a…
Grace Dean
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International Women's Day: campaigns that stood out
A few campaigns reminded us that we are slowly taking small steps towards inclusivity every year
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Tamil Nadu reports 10 child marriages a day, over 2,500 recorded this year alone; state to conduct awareness campaigns
The department stated that of the 2,516 child marriages reported, 1782 marriages could be stopped w…
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Women empowerment key focus area of 2012-22 budget: Delhi govt
"Considering women are not able to talk freely about their health issues and healthcare is not easi…
PTI
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2 lakh college students in Punjab drop out due to non-payment of scholarships, says constitutional body
Around two lakh students from the Scheduled Caste category dropped out of college due to non-paymen…
PTI
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This 19th century Indian feminist didn't just educate women— she helped rape victims and pregnant women
Today, India celebrates the 187th birth anniversary of educationist Savitribai Phule — India’s firs…
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Ola wants to empower 500,000 women by 2025 through skill training
Indian ride-hailing unicorn Ola plans to impart skills to 500,000 women through its charitable vent…
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Disability certificates issued by state authorities to be valid across the country soon
"We have made a new provision in the draft Right of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014 as per whi…
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India wants to dramatically speed up the processing time of patent applications filed by women
Notably, there was no such provision in the country’s patent rules so far. This may be bec…