New Delhi, August 27, 2021: On Women’s Equality Day, NTPC Ltd has recruited its first all-Female Engineering Executive Trainees (EETs) batch to reaffirm its stand on diversity and inclusion. The engineering graduates were selected based on the performance in GATE 2021 in the Electrical, Mechanical, Electronics, and Instrumentation disciplines. Out of 50 offers sent by […]
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FIRST BATCH OF WOMEN MILITARY POLICE INDUCTED INTO THE INDIAN ARMY
New Delhi, May 9, 2021: The Corps of Military Police Centre & School (CMP C &S) at Bengaluru held the attestation parade of the first batch of 83 women soldiers at the Dronacharya Parade Ground on 08 May 2021. The parade of the Military Police was conducted as a low key event while observing all […]
1023 Fast Track courts for speedy disposal of Rape and POCSO cases
Incidents of rape and gang rape of minor girls below age of twelve years and similar heinous crimes against women have shaken the conscience of the entire nation. Therefore, the offences of rape and gang rape of women and children require effective deterrence through fast and time bound completion of trial relating to sexual offences. […]
Sickening gangrape scene leads to 2.5 lakh fine on Sun TV
Sun TV has gotten poorer by Rs. 2.5 lakhs. Its show Kalyana Veed’s controversial episode where a woman explains in detail to four men as to how they must gangrape her sister has drawn ire of the Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC). Sun TV has been slapped with a fine of Rs. 2.5 lakh and […]
Jessica Simpson talks about C-section and challenges for young moms
Jessica Simpson recently welcomed her third child. The designer had a baby girl 2 weeks back via C-section and explained how tough it can be for moms. She opened up on this saying: Recovering from a C-Section is no joke! I’m feeling thankful for these two older siblings looking over their new baby sister. I […]
Know the percentage of Women in the Indian Armed Forces
Presently women along-with men candidates are recruited in Indian Army as Officers through Short Service Commission (SSC) on all India merit basis. Women Officers are inducted in Army Service Corps, Army Ordnance Corps, Army Education Corps, Judge Advocate General Branch, Corps of Engineers, Corps of Signals, Intelligence Corps, Corps of Electrical & Mechanical Engineers, Army […]
Government launches Oxo-biodegradable Sanitary Napkin for women
Union Minister of State for Chemicals & Fertilizers, Road Transport & Highways, Shipping, Mansukh L. Mandaviya, launched the ‘JANAUSHADHI SUVIDHA’, the Oxo-biodegradable Sanitary Napkin, under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP), in New Delhi yesterday. This affordable sanitary napkin will now become available at over 3600 Janaushadhi Kendras functional in 33 States/UTs across India, […]
After 400 years, men allowed to touch idols in this Temple, only Dalit women enjoy this privilege
Ma Panchubarahi in Kendrapara’s Satabhaya village of Odisha is unique. There are other Temples that put restrictions on the entry of men too. But this time, let’s talk about Ma Panchubarahi Temple only where men are forbidden to even touch the five sacred idols of the goddesses and only married Dalit women of the local fishing […]
Pink-Color Economic Survey 2017-18 highlights gender issues
The Pink-color Economic Survey 2017-18 tabled in Parliament on 29th January 2018 by the Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Arun Jaitley lays special emphasis on Gender and Son meta-preference, while providing an assessment of India’s performance on gender outcomes relative to other economies. The Survey takes into account that Gender equality is an […]