Poshan has tried to imbibe all key mantras of a robust nutrition intervention
2 min read10 Jul 2019Women and child development minister Maneka Gandhi proposes setting up a committee with senior judicial and legal persons as members to look into all issues emanating from the #MeToo campaign
2 min read13 Oct 2018The Centre today approved projects worth over Rs2,900 crore under the Nirbhaya fund for eight major cities of the country in a bid to make them safer for women
1 min read1 Mar 2018NIA would receive financial aid under Nirbhaya Fund for safety of women in order to set up a cell for investigating human trafficking
1 min read28 Feb 2018Procurement issues relating to sanitary pads, high costs, lack of knowledge and lack of disposal facilities are main problems
4 min read10 Feb 2018Maharashtra govt's scheme titled Asmita Yojana would provide a packet of sanitary napkins to girls attending the govt-run zilla parishad schools in rural parts for Rs5 each
1 min read30 Jan 2018Three women form the cornerstone of health delivery in every village in India. The problem starts as these women come from different work streams
3 min read25 Jan 2018A government platform for aspiring businesswomen where they can seek mentoring, raise funds and register their companies could soon be a reality
1 min read21 Jan 2018The women and child development ministry launches an online platform to enable women employees of the central govt to file sexual harassment complaints
1 min read24 Jul 2017The Union cabinet approves to the maternity benefit programme providing Rs6,000 each to lactating mothers, but restricted the scheme to firstborns only
1 min read17 May 2017The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared
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