International Women's Day Current Affairs, GK & News

International Women’s Day

On March 8th Women’s Day is celebrated annually across the globe. This day is dedicated to women and talks about their achievements and the journey they have taken to better their lives. Overview: This day is celebrated with the aim to focus on gender equality and spread the message that without the inclusion of half ..

Nari Shakti Puraskar

Nari Shakti Puraskar is the highest civilian honor for women in India. About the award Nari Shakti Puraskar is an annual award given by the Ministry of Women and Child Development to individual women or to institutions working for women empowerment. In 1999, the awards were instituted under the title of Stree Shakti Puraskar. In ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022

Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News

Topics: International Women's Day • Nari Shakti Puraskar • President • women

Nari Shakti of North East

The Ministry of Development of the North Eastern Region (MDoNER), as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, is celebrating a week-long campaign called ‘Nari Shakti of the North East,’ to recognize the exceptional achievements of women and girls in North East India ahead of International Women’s Day 2022. Overview: The campaign was launched by Minister ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • States Current Affairs

Topics: Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav • G. Kishan Reddy • International Women's Day • Ministry of Development of the North Eastern Region • Nari Shakti of North East • North East India

Akshya Patra: All-Women Art Exhibition

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the all-women art exhibition titled as “Akshya Patra” was inaugurated on March 9, 2021 at the Lalit Kala Akademi. Highlights This art exhibition is being organised at the Rabindra Bhavan Galleries and will conclude on March 20, 2021. The art exhibition will showcase around 250 artworks form across ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021

Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs

Topics: Akshya Patra • All-Women Art Exhibition • International Women's Day • Lalit Kala Akademi • National Art Awards

Google Launched “Women Will” Web Platform

Google has launched a new web platform ‘Women Will’ on March 8, 2021 on the occasion of “International Women’s Day”. This platform will provide its support to 1 million rural women in India in order for them to become entrepreneurs with the help of accelerator programmes, business tutorials and mentorship. Highlights This web portal can ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs

Topics: “Women Will” Web Platform • Google • International Women's Day • Internet Saathi • Internet Saathi Programme • NASSCOM Foundation • Sundar Pichai

March 8: International Women’s Day

The International Women’s Day is being celebrated across the world on March 8, 2021. This day is observed on March 8 every year in order to help in shaping a gender equal world. The day is being observed this year under the theme – “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world”  ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021

Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs

Topics: International Women's Day • United Nations • Women Empowerment

Women’s History Month-2021

The first day of March, 2021 marked the beginning of Women’s History Month. This year the month is more significant because all the centennial celebrations that mark the women’s suffrage were curtailed or cancelled in the year 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, the month is being observed under the theme: “Valiant Women of ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021

Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs

Topics: Domestic violence • Gender Disparity • Gender pay gap • International Women's Day • Women Empowerment • Women’s History Month-2021