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Lok Sabha Speaker launches “Suposhit Maa Abhiyan”: To create Malnutrition free India
On March 1, 2020, the Lok Sabha speaker Shri Om Birla launched Suposhit Maa Abhiyan in Kota, Rajasthan. The Scheme aims to create malnutrition-free India. It mainly supports pregnant women and adolescent girls. About the Scheme Suposhit Maa Abhiyan was ..
Tags: malnutrition • Malnutrition free India • Om Birla • Rajasthan • Women and Child Development
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
2nd South Asia Safety Summit held in New Delhi
The second edition of South Asia Safety Summit was recently held in New Delhi. It was orgnaised by Union Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) and Facebook. It was organized to highlight issue of safety while individuals and communities ..
Tags: Facebook • Ministry of Women and Child Development • Online Safety • We Think Digital website • Women Related Issues
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
SDG Gender Index: India ranked 95
In first-ever SDG Gender Index which measures progress made in achieving gender commitments against internationally set targets, India was ranked 95th out of a total 129 countries. The Index is developed by Equal Measures 2030, a partnership effort of regional ..
Tags: 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development • Equal Measures 2030 • Gender equality • SDGs • Women Related Issues
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019
Gender wage gap highest in India, women are paid 34% less than men: ILO
According to Global Wage Report 2018-19 published by International Labour Organization (ILO), women are paid most unequally in India, compared to men, when it comes to hourly wages for labour. This gap in wages, known as gender wage gap is ..
Tags: Business • Employment • Equal pay for equal work • Feminist economics • Gender gap
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2018
International Day of the Girl Child: October 11
The International Day of the Girl Child is observed every year across world on October 11 to recognize girls’ rights and unique challenges faced by girls around the world. Observance of the day seeks to increase awareness of gender inequality ..
Tags: Days and Events • Girls Rights • Observances • Women Related Issues
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018
International Women Entrepreneurs Summit 2018 held in Kathmandu
International Women Entrepreneurs Summit 2018 was held in Kathmandu, capital of Nepal from September 3 to 5, 2018. The summit was inaugurated by Vice President of Nepal Nanda Bahadur Pun. The theme of 3-day summit was “Equality begins with Economic ..
Tags: International • International Women Entrepreneurs Summit 2018 • Kathmandu • Nepal • South Asian Women Development Forum