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NIUA’s Mukta Naik, Kanta Singh of UN Women India, actor and wellness entrepreneur Pooja Bedi, Swati Khanna of KFW Development Bank, SEEDS co-founder Anshu Sharma, and Rajeshwari Balasubramanian from Azad Foundation, during a session on " Gender , Mobility and Livelihood" at 'Urban Adda 25' at Habitat Centre in New Delhi on Wednesday. (Vipin Kumar/HT PHOTO)

delhi news

Published on Jun 05, 2025 11:31 am IST

Nursing the nation: Policy must be in sync with practice

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Nurse (Getty Images)

public health

Published on May 12, 2025 07:12 pm IST

Leadership | Empower rural women to accelerate national growth

The future of rural India lies in the hands of confident, skilled women who know how to spot problems—and solve them. (Shutterstock)

chandigarh news

Published on Mar 29, 2025 09:40 pm IST

Empowering women through the Jal Jeevan Mission

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Save water (representational image)

governance

Published on Mar 09, 2025 11:29 am IST

HT Picks; New Reads

On the reading list this week is a book by the Dalai Lama and Kailash Satyarthi on how globalized compassion can promote peace, another on the great filmmakers of Malayalam cinema in the 1980s and 1990s, and a volume on the life of a legendary Hindustani classical singer (Sanjeev Kumar)

books

Published on Feb 22, 2025 05:14 am IST

What Union Budget 2025 can offer women workers in manufacturing

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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chairs the sixth Pre-Budget Consultation with experts and representatives from the health and education sectors in connection with the forthcoming Union Budget 2025-26, in New Delhi, Monday, Dec. 30, 2024.

economy

Published on Jan 31, 2025 09:27 am IST

National Girl Child Day: Self-defense workshop held at Tawang's PM SHRI School

M.L. Meena, Principal of JNV Tawang, addressed the students during the session, emphasising the importance of such programs in today's world.

features

Published on Jan 24, 2025 01:28 pm IST

Why India’s startups need more women at the helm

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gender equality

Published on Jan 20, 2025 12:13 pm IST

Deadline to apply for police recruitment in Himachal extended to November 12

Himachal has invited applications for 1,088 constable positions. ((Representative image))

chandigarh news

Updated on Nov 02, 2024 06:46 am IST

Reshaping gender expectations

Gender Equality.

gender equality

Published on Oct 04, 2024 12:40 pm IST

Reserve more posts for women: SC tells HC bar association

The order of the court, which is yet to be uploaded on the SC website, came on a petition filed by two women, Aditi Chaudhary and Shobha Gupta. (HT Archive)

delhi news

Updated on Sept 27, 2024 05:16 am IST

At the most gender equal Olympics, women to watch

A piece of equal music: Faster, higher, stronger

opinion

Published on Jul 21, 2024 08:15 am IST

Top 5 Indian IT firms lose 25,000 female employees in one year

Indian IT suffers from falling gender diversity this year

business

Published on May 31, 2024 12:59 pm IST

Melinda French Gates to donate $1B over next 2 years in support of women's rights

us news

Published on May 28, 2024 09:05 pm IST

PM SHRI INITIATIVE: Centre to develop four KVs in Prayagraj as ‘Model Schools’

Over the next few years, the central government plans to take the tally of PM-SHRI schools to 14,500 across the country (HT Photo)

others

Updated on Apr 29, 2023 05:13 pm IST

Anti-India prejudice must be called out

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If the stench of a colonial hangover is to be overcome, it is time for global liberals to take a more balanced view of India (Shutterstock)

opinion

Updated on Apr 18, 2023 08:12 pm IST

Institutionalise gender equity in urban governance

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Create a policy framework that focuses on women, girls, gender minorities in cities (Shutterstock)

analysis

Updated on May 18, 2023 02:33 pm IST

Moving gender equity to the mainstream of climate action

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This brief examines the deeper implications of shifting ecological conditions from a standpoint of gender, and proposes constructive ways to bring about equity in the policies that are being created under India’s climate change response plan.

gender equality

Published on May 11, 2024 02:08 pm IST

Child marriages went up during Covid, Karnataka topped the list

In the year 2020-21, Karnataka saw a double increase in the number of child marriage cases.

bengaluru news

Published on Mar 24, 2022 12:07 pm IST

Girls deserve equal access to tech and STEM education

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Ed-tech also has the promise of helping traditionally underserved girls and women of India pursue Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education, leading to far better career options for them. However, a lot of work remains to be done to encourage girls to pursue STEM fields.

gender equality

Published on May 11, 2024 12:15 pm IST