The report showcases India’s pioneering “JAM trinity” that stands for Jan Dhan Yojana to help the poor open bank accounts, Aadhaar to provide every Indian with a biometric-authenticated unique identity number, and mobile phones that helped monitor quality... read more

India’s former prime minister Manmohan Singh has said India benefitted from reaching the verge of bankruptcy in 1990 because the crisis enabled him and then prime minister Narasimha Rao to overcome the political opposition to the reforms they believed... read more

The SSA has provided three sets of posters featuring leading women icons from fields of literature, science, and sports. read more

In a World Bank study, Eliana Rubiano-Matulevich and Mariana Viollaz analyse time-use patterns in 19 countries to better understand how men and women spend their time. read more

Kerala government to amend rules to break the monopoly of men as public drivers read more

The public interest litigation moved by BJP leader and lawyer Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay claimed that the difference in minimum age of marriage for men and women was based on patriarchal stereotypes and has no scientific backing. read more

While women have made great strides in entering the workforce and attaining economic power, there remains a persistent gender gap in attitudes about equality between men and women. read more

So many of us have felt burdened to become the perfect wife, the perfect daughter-in-law, the perfect mother — because that is what this society expects of its women. read more

The textbook published by the state’s publishing bureau, Balbharti, has been introduced from the current academic year (2019-20) as part of the curriculum revision exercise for Class 11. read more

Narendra Modi Government introduced a fresh bill— making “triple talaq” illegal, void and penal -- in June this year after its re-election in May 2019. read more

Union minister asked the Opposition to not look at the Triple Talaq Bill from a political point of view. read more

While this is the draft of the NEP and thus open to modifications, it is hoped that the final text of the policy supports its promise of equity and gender equality in education more sincerely and consciously. read more

Students made posters, wrote essays, raised slogans, took part in rallies and presented their views on ill-effects of overpopulation read more

With her latest triumph, the athlete has once again displayed her fighting spirit read more

The fund flow is to be increased since the centre has increased the gender budget from R1.25lakh cr to R1.37lakh cr. read more