Gender equality
What is TechEquity?
In a significant stride towards gender equality and digital inclusion, India is set to launch TechEquity – a transformative digital platform aimed at empowering women worldwide. With its official unveiling scheduled on the first day of the two-day G20 EMPOWER ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2023
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Australia’s Gender Pay Gap Law
Australia has recently passed a new law aimed at addressing the gender pay gap in the country. The law requires companies with over 100 employees to reveal their gender pay gaps, a move towards transparency that is expected to make ..
Month: Current Affairs – April, 2023
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Women, Business and the Law Index
According to the recently released Women, Business and the Law Index by the World Bank, although most countries have implemented laws to ensure gender equality, there is still a significant gap between men and women in terms of legal rights ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2023
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Kerala inks pact with UN Women
The Kerala State Government recently signed an agreement with the United Nations women to increase the role of women in the tourist industry of the state. Under the agreement, the Responsible Tourism Mission is to be implemented in the state. ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2023
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2023
She Feeds the World Programme
CARE is an international organization fighting against poverty. Frito-Lay, Pepsi, and Cola companies merged together and formed Pepsico in 1965. Today Pepsico is a food and beverage company with leading products such as Quaker, Lays, Pepsi, Cola, etc. The philanthropic ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2023 • Government Schemes Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Supreme Court on IT relief of Sikkimese women
The Supreme Court of India has recently ruled that the exclusion of Sikkimese women who marry non-Sikkimese men after April 1, 2008 from exemptions under the Income Tax Act is unconstitutional and amounts to gender discrimination. The court, in its ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs