The Finance Minister’s recent budget declaration marks a significant turning point for the Indian real estate sector, particularly in addressing the housing needs of 1 crore urban poor and middle-class families. With an unprecedented investment of Rs 10 lakh crore, this budget is set to dramatically enhance urban housing infrastructure, making affordable housing a reality … Read more
Budget 2024-25: In the upcoming Union Budget 2024-25 many sectors and segments are expecting subsidies, tax relief, and other subsidies. One such segment is women. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, along with her team, is expected to introduce a range of policies focused on empowering women in the forthcoming full Budget. These policies may include the … Read more
CNN — Colombian police are investigating an acid attack perpetrated against a human rights activist, Lilia Patricia Cardozo, in the country’s northwestern Boyaca region, according to the city’s council. Cardozo is the director of a womens’ rights NGO called Plataforma Feminista Boyacense (Boyacense Feminist Platform), which works to end domestic abuse, gender violence and discrimination, … Read more
Supriya Sahu has been leading Tamil Nadu’s fight to prevent the devastating effects of extreme weather, and she has been putting women on the front lines of those battles. | Photo Credit: Supriya Sahu Tamil Nadu is one of the largest and most urbanized states in India. It is also one of the states most … Read more
A woman casting her vote during a gram panchayat election, in Pamarru of Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh. File photo | Photo Credit: V. Raju India has successfully pushed for including women’s participation in local government bodies as a parameter for the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap report where it has traditionally not fared … Read more
A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN — The Islamic regime in Iran has ruled for decades with fear and intimidation. Outrage at the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22 year-old who died after being detained by Iran’s morality … Read more
The day also symbolises a focal point in the women’s rights movement, attention to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, violence and abuse against women, and also action for accelerating gender parity. By Pradeep Chamaria Since 2011, the International Women’s Day is observed every year on March 8 to celebrate women’s rights and their … Read more
The market is equal for all and there is nothing that a woman can’t do. “The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me?” — Ayn Rand Societies in which women can’t realize their full potential stand to lose out tremendously on achieving economic growth, gender equality, innovation, … Read more
Realistically considered, a gender equitable utopia is an impossible outcome in a model premised on zero-sum interactions. By Suvanshkriti Singh Let me begin with a confession. There are times I find myself feeling wary — and weary — when a conversation on gender inequality begins to shift its focus toward men. In my unease I … Read more
The loss of livelihoods and income reduced the already limited control women had over their assets. (Photo source: IE) By Dr. Aparajita Gogoi, As India emerges from the second wave of COVID-19 infection, here’s a brief analysis on how knowledge gathered during the pandemic’s initial wave in 2020 may assist the national recovery effort. Twenty-three-year-old … Read more