Smriti Irani

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‘Politics, not for victim’: Smriti Irani on Rahul Gandhi's visit to Hathras

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has left for Hathras today to meet the family of the alleged gang rape and murder victimMeanwhile, ACS Home Avnish Awasthi and DGP HC Awasthy have reached the 20-year-old's house in UP's Hathras

1 min read3 Oct 2020
News

Irani asks textiles sector to commercialise opportunities

Talking about the challenges posed by COVID-19 pandemic, Union minister Smriti Irani said that India's textile sector is now playing a monumental and significant role in manufacturing of PPEsShe also emphasized upon the role of state governments and exports of textiles

1 min read25 Jul 2020
Politics

Centre allocated ₹16,390 crore to over eight crore farmers till May 30: Smriti Irani

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on May 30 had issued new guidelines for phased re-opening of 'all activities outside containment zones for the next one month beginning June 1'

1 min read14 Jun 2020
Politics

Childline 1098 prevented 898 child marriages during lockdown: Smriti Irani

India is currently under the biggest lockdown with around 1.3 billion people asked to stay home in view of the coronavirus outbreakSmriti Irani said Childline 1098 made necessary interventions in response to over 18,200 calls

1 min read29 Apr 2020
News

Enraged at Nirbhaya convicts mocking justice system: Smriti Irani

We need to go a step forward, especially with regard to the conviction rates, said the Union minister

2 min read7 Mar 2020
News

Government considering amendments to Prevention of Child Marriage Act-Smriti Irani

Currently in India, the legal age for marriage in India for girls is 18 years and 21 years for boysPublic health experts and scientific studies have correlated early marriage and pregnancy with poor health outcomes for mothers as well as babies

2 min read26 Nov 2019
News

POSHAN atlas to map local crops, food grains for tackling malnutrition

'The solution to tackling malnutrition lies in promoting regional cropping patterns and embracing local food that are rich in protein,' says Smriti IraniPOSHAN abhiyan is focusing on ensuring the nutrition of children, women, and pregnant mothers in impoverished areas

2 min read11 Oct 2019
Technology

What people are doing with FaceApp, Smriti Irani did almost 10 years back!

This is not the first time that Smriti Irani has shared a quirky post related to an ongoing trendTwitter and Instagram are currently overloaded with photos featuring old and wrinkled faces of young people and Bollywood celebrities

2 min read18 Jul 2019
Politics

Rahul Gandhi to visit Amethi for the first time after losing bastion to Irani

He is expected to attend a meeting of party workers and volunteers on Wednesday, projecting it as a ‘thank you’ visitAmethi had been a stronghold of the Gandhi family since the 1999 general elections

1 min read8 Jul 2019
Politics

Three women MPs in PM Modi's Cabinet; Sushma Swaraj not sworn in

The 2014 NDA government had six women ministers in the Cabinet. This year the number dropped to threeNirmala Sitharaman, Smriti Irani and Harsimrat Kaur Badal took oath as Cainet ministers on Tursday

2 min read30 May 2019