'Women-led development remains at the core of announcements made by the Finance Minister (FM) in this year’s Budget.' This commitment to women empowerment was reflected in Budget allocations Read More...
'The report, on Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) published by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC), is based on analysis of 2022 pollution data.' Delhi residents are losin Read More...
'The Assam Legislative Assembly recently passed the Assam Compulsory Registration of Muslim Marriages and Divorces Bill, 2024, a proposed law with the stated objectives of preventing “child marr Read More...
'The annual meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) began recently in Nuku’alofa, the capital of Tonga.' The event is being attended by more than 1,500 delegates from around 40 countries. Read More...
'The Himachal Pradesh Assembly passed a Bill to raise the minimum age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years.' The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Himachal Pradesh Amendment) Bill, 2024, wa Read More...
'As the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) completed 10 years recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the “momentous” achievement of the scheme.' The PMJDY was launched on A Read More...
'The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO’s) uncrewed Gaganyaan mission in 2025 will carry the female half humanoid Vyomitra (literally “space friend”).' The design Read More...
'Crew Dragon s a part of the Dragon 2, a class of reusable spacecraft developed and manufactured by American aerospace manufacturer SpaceX.' It is the fifth class of US spacecraft to take human bei Read More...
'A low female labour force participation rate (FLFPR) has been the focus of the bulk of the discussion around women’s empowerment.' According to the Economic Survey 2023-24, against a world a Read More...
'The government has banned 156 fixed-dose combination (FDC) drugs, including popular medicines such as Cheston Cold and Foracet, used for cold and fever and pain respectively.' The ban is the mos Read More...
