Power distribution company BSES on Tuesday said its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs have empowered more than three lakh women in various fields such as education, health and energy conservation. “In the last four years, the discoms’ CSR programs have empowered over 3 lakh women, which is around 50 per cent of the total (over) six lakh beneficiaries,” the Delhi’s major …
Water wheels are lifting the weight off the shoulders of countless women in the drought-prone regions of Maharashtra. The day-to-day life of Lakshmibai Neel from Porgaon village in Aurangabad was full of tedious household chores. The homemaker of a family of six, she’d get to work right from daybreak and would only rest her aching …
Neo, Anamika’s son, was born about four years ago and that was when Anamika started thinking about the environment. Every once in a while, in writing these stories, I get to meet people who have such strong convictions that you start believing in their vision. Anamika Sengupta, founder of Almitra Sustainables, is one such lady. In …
Raising Kids the Eco-Friendly Way: This Mom Hasn’t Used Plastic Bags for a Decade! Read More »
This has become a trend of today’s young generation to be an entrepreneur and create a successful startup. But this journey is not so easy and it is not possible for everyone to make their startup successful. Many people cannot start this just because of lack of fund. But if they have a proper and …
Ripple Effect – The Motivational Story Of Two Women Entrepreneur Read More »
A new tool to measure gender equality across the issues covered in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – the SDG Gender Index – was released at the UN General Assembly this week (September 19, 2018). Designed by Equal Measures 2030 – a global partnership of civil society and private sector organisations – the …
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