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Chhattisgarh Unemployment Allowance

The Election Commission of India has planned to conduct the assembly elections of Chhattisgarh in November 2023. Ahead of the elections, the current CM of the state Bhupesh...

January 27, 2023

herSTART Initiative

herSTART was recently launched by President of India, Draupadi Murmu. Key facts herSTART is an initiative implemented by the Gujarat University Startup and Entrepreneurship Council (GUSEC). It is...

October 5, 2022

6 years of Stand-Up India Scheme

On 5th April 2016, The Stand-up India scheme was launched by the Indian government. On 5th April 2022, it completed six years. Why was this scheme launched? This...

April 5, 2022

J&K: ‘Saath’ initiative launched for SHGs

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, launched the Rural Enterprises Acceleration Programme called ‘Saath’ for Self Help Group (SHG) women on September 1, 2021. Highlights This initiative...

September 2, 2021

NITI Aayog-Cisco launch next phase of WEP

The NITI Aayog and a US-based tech giant, Cisco launched the next phase of the Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) on August 26, 2021. Highlights This phase of the...

August 27, 2021

MeitY-NASSCOM Start-up Women Entrepreneur Awards 2020-21

Government of India announced MeitY-NASSCOM Start-up Women Entrepreneur Awards 2020-2021 on August 17, 2021. Key Points MeitY-NASSCOM Women Startup Entrepreneurs Awards is the first step that recognizes and...

August 18, 2021

‘Xcelerator Bengaluru’ Initiative unveiled in Bangaluru

The state of Karnataka has launched the “Xcelerator Bengaluru Initiative” in the bid to provide support to the women-owned micro-businesses. Government’s support to women The state presented the...

March 11, 2021

HDFC Bank launches SmartUp Unnati programme

The HDFC Bank has launched the “SmartUp Unnati mentoring Programme”. This programme was launched to provide its support to the women entrepreneurs. About SmartUp Unnati mentoring Programme This...

March 8, 2021

Stand Up India Scheme: Over 81% account holders are women

The Ministry of Finance has launched several schemes in past seven years which comprise of several special provisions that empowers the women. One such scheme is “Stand-up India...

March 8, 2021

Facebook launches ‘Pragati’ in India

Major Technological Company Facebook launched its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative called ‘Pragati’ in India. The initiative which aims to boost women entrepreneurship in India, is powered by...

March 13, 2020

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