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National Girl Child Day (NGCD-2019)

The National Girl Child Day (NGCD) is celebrated every year on January 24 in India to raise awareness against the social stigma and discrimination faced by girl. The...

January 24, 2019

Malala Yousafzai authors ‘We are Displaced: My Journey and Stories from Refugee Girls Around World’

The book titled ‘We are Displaced: My Journey and Stories from Refugee Girls Around the World’ has been authored by Malala Yousafzai, the Nobel Peace Prize winner and...

January 11, 2019

NITI Aayog organised Women Transforming India Awards 2018

15 women entrepreneurs were given awards at the recently concluded Women Transforming India Awards 2018 in New Delhi. The  Women Transforming India Awards are organised by NITI Aayog....

December 17, 2018

2018 International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women

The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (IDEVAW) is observed every year on 25th of November to raise public awareness on issues of violence against...

November 27, 2018

Malala Yousafzai to be honoured by Harvard University for her work promoting girls’ education

Nobel Prize Winner Malala Yousafzai will be honoured by Harvard University for her work promoting girls’ education. The award will be conferred with the 2018 Gleitsman Award at...

October 31, 2018

Clara Sosa crowned as Miss Grand International (MGI) 2018

Clara Sosa from Paraguay has been crowned the Miss Grand International 2018 (MGI) at the sixth edition of the pageant held in Myanmar. In it, Meenakshi Chaudhary from...

October 27, 2018

Asma Jahangir posthumously awarded 2018 UN Human Rights Prize

Asma Jahangir, Pakistan’s human rights activist and lawyer, has been posthumously awarded the 2018 UN Human Rights Prize along with three other winners. The other winners of the...

October 27, 2018

2018 International Day of Girl

The International Day of the Girl is observed every year on October 11 to highlight and address the needs and challenges girls face while promoting girls’ empowerment and...

October 11, 2018

Government announces 50% reservation for women in RPF jawans recruitment

Union Government has announced 50% reservation for women in upcoming recruitment of 9500-10000 jawans for the Railway Protection Force (RPF). This decision aims to create more employment opportunities...

August 13, 2018

Ministry of Women and Child Development launchs report titled ‘Women in Prisons’

The Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) has launched report titled ‘Women in Prisons’ which aims to build an understanding of the various entitlements of women in...

June 27, 2018

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