Women Empowerment

Story highlights Historically, rural women in India have been largely excluded from the economic mainstream due to limited access to resources, markets, and financial independence. However, e-commerce has opened up a vast, borderless marketplace. In the picturesque villages of Uttarakhand, almost 30 women, wives of the ‘Gadaria’ shepherds, are now proudly introducing Kullu border shawls …

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Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan has launched Women Empowerment Mentoring Programme (WEMP) to facilitate women employees serving the higher education sector through dedicated mentoring enabling them to overcome challenges at the workplace. The programme rolled out by National Academy of Higher Education (NAHE), HEC under the Higher Education Development in Pakistan (HEDP) project will offer …

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The announcement was made after a cabinet meeting which was headed by Chief Minister Mohan Yadav at the Mantralaya in Bhopal on Tuesday. In a major development, the Madhya Pradesh government has increased the reservation quota for women in the state government recruitment to 35%. The announcement was made after a cabinet meeting which was …

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35-year-old Rajani Meda employs quilling as a means of environmental advocacy  When Rajani Meda started quilling as a child, she never anticipated that some day she will be known by the sobriquet ‘Queen of Crafts’. Her focus was only on gluing rolls of paper to make mesmerizing pieces of art. A native of Gilakaladindi village …

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Vikramarka said that the authorities should take forward the interest-free loan disbursement programme like a movement, considering it as important as the Mahalakshmi scheme. Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka has asserted that Telangana will stand as an example for the country in women empowerment. Speaking at the inaugural of Indira Mahila Shakti Canteen, bus …

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