Tag: Women
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Andhra gas leak: High level probe ordered as 121 women workers hospitalised: Industries Minister Amarnath
Andhra Pradesh Industries Minister Gudivada Amarnath announced the decision to conduct the probe and said the company will remain closed until the investigation in the leakage concludes.
August 3, 2022 -
Ensure equal inheritance for all women
This culture of discrimination has to change first if we are to ensure that women get their rightful access to inheritance and property.
July 31, 2022 -
Weaponising rape
The International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda issued many indictments on charges of torture and genocide for crimes involving the sexual violence against women.
July 9, 2022 -
Women stripped, assaulted for not repaying loan, K’taka police lodge complaint after 2 days
The incident took place in Doddabommasandra in Anekal taluk. The complaint was lodged against Ramakrishna Reddy and Sunil Kumar and Indramma. The third accused is yet to be arrested.
June 29, 2022 -
Pandemic worsened the lot of Indian women
The unemployment rate declined from 6.5 per cent to 4.6 per cent in the same period, with urban areas contributing to this decline more.
June 26, 2022 -
The myth of the strong woman
When I asked my mother, she first snapped at the absent teacher, but then explained how in our world, a boy child is valued far more than a girl.
June 23, 2022 -
Human brains are hotter than thought, particularly women’s: Study
On average, female brains were around 0.4 degrees Celsius warmer than male brains. This sex difference was most likely driven by the menstrual cycle.
June 14, 2022 -
7 Out of 10 female workers seek remote working option
An effort to balance profession alongwith household chores from home, feelings of being overwhelmed and lack of work-life balance were common, with 40% of women citing significant consequences to their physical and mental well-being.
June 5, 2022 -
British actors call for more women over 45 to appear on screen
The Acting Your Age Campaign (AYAC) complains that women in the UK only have a "shelf life" on screen while their male colleagues have a "whole life".
May 29, 2022 -
Forgotten women’s uplift
In developing countries across South and Southeast Asia, a disproportionate percentage of women earn their livelihoods as informal waste workers.
May 18, 2022 -
4th phase of ‘Mission Shakti’ to empower women
Under the fourth phase, the government will check whether the Protection of Sexual Harassment at Workplace committees have been set up in all offices and they are effective or not.
May 15, 2022 -
NDMC to construct additional block in Indira Niketan Working Women Hostel
Upadhyay said that increasing mobility of students, to seek the education they desire, raises the demand for hostel facilities in the capital city. Hostel as a residential unit can foster community living, and provide security, especially for women students, who cannot live alone, or even in small groups, in strange cities, he informed.
May 8, 2022 -
Jahangirpuri violence: Even women were carrying stones, says injured cop
Eight police personnel and one civilian had got injured in clashes. They were rushed to BJRM hospital.
April 17, 2022 -
Women’s inter-department hockey: Railways, SSB lead goal-fest on Day 4
In the third quarter, UCO Bank Women's Hockey Academy skipper Komal reduced the margin for the team but Ranjita Minj scored her second goal
March 27, 2022 -
Women on board
A study conducted in 2019 revealed that over a fifth of the country’s top 500 companies had not appointed women directors. But shockingly, this study discovered that 10 of 21 public sector banks had not done so.
March 26, 2022 -
Retrograde move
The decision to postpone a return of girls in high schools appears to be a concession to the rural and predominantly tribal segment of the hardline Taliban movement, that in many parts of Afghanistan are reluctant to send their daughters to school.
March 25, 2022 -
What precautions should be taken by women after the age of 40?
Here are some of the fantastic foods that a woman over the age of 40 should attempt to incorporate into her daily diet in order to maintain a healthy metabolism.
March 21, 2022