68 On September 1, Union Minister, Dr. Jitendra Singh ,announced the completion of India’s first indigenously developed Cervavac- quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccine for the prevention of cervical cancer in India. Hope grows as India has been fully dependent on foreign manufacturers for the HPV vaccine but this first indigenously developed qHPV vaccine could be a […]
465 “There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish.-Michelle Obama In India, despite the struggles and challenges women face , there have been and still are many women achievers who have made the country proud . They have worked hard for their rights and marked their presence in various fields, emerging as
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71 The Tokyo Olympic silver medalist Saikhom Mirabai Chanu has made the country proud yet again by winning India’s first Gold Medal at the ongoing 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The 27-year-old lifted a total of 201kg in the 49kg weight class. The fact that the difference between her and silver medallist Marie Ranaivosoa of Mauritius was
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18 A TRIBAL LEADER FROM ODISHA, SHE HAS BEEN NAMED AS THE RULING NDA’S CANDIDATE FOR THE UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN JULY 2022. THE DECISION WAS TAKEN AT THE PARLIAMENTARY BOARD MEETING OF BHARTIYA JANTA PARTY HELD ON TUESDAY. ON BEING ELECTED, MURMU WOULD BECOME THE FIRST TRIBAL PRESIDENT, SECOND FEMALE PRESIDENT OF INDIA AND
14 Celebrating the spirit of music, culture and language. #Tetseo Sisters, Her World India salutes your continued endeavour to keep music alive.
55 The progress of any society depends on its ability to protect and promote the rights and interests of its women. Property rights and other economic rights offered to women under different statutes in India are quite complex and the issue further gets perplexed after their marriage, since they become part of a new family.
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373 VISHAKA V. STATE OF RAJASTHAN IS A LANDMARK JUDGMENT PRONOUNCED IN 1997 BY THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA. THIS CASE LED TO THE ENACTMENT OF CERTAIN GUIDELINES TO DEAL WITH CASES OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACES. BHANWARI DEVI, A SOCIAL WORKER FROM RAJASTHAN, WAS BRUTALLY GANG-RAPED BY SIX GUJJAR MEN FOR STOPPING
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90 Madhabi Puri Buch has been appointed the next chairperson of market regulator SEBI, making her the first woman to hold the position. This is the first time a woman and a private sector employee has been appointed for a significant position with SEBI. Buch will be the 10th chief of the market regulator, the
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184 Women are super humans! They efficiently juggle between raising children, domestic duties, earning bread, and manage to do it all effortlessly. We witness women rising to top offices—take Leela Nair as CHRO of ULE and Geeta Gopinath as Chief Economist of the IMF examples—and also becoming the sarpanch in village panchayats.Although, the potential in
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195 “I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else’s whim or to someone else’s ignorance.” The world still mourns the incalculable loss of an inimitable author, professor and activist, bell hooks. The impact of her works that range from gender, race, class to education and critical pedagogy
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