First time in history, women are in every parliament around world

First time in history, women are in every parliament around world

For the first time in history, women occupy seats in all parliaments in the world, although gender parity in those assemblies is still far and could take up to another 80 years, according to a report by the World Interparliamentary Union (UIP). The Cameroonian Martin Chungong, general secretary of the UIP, said as an obstacle … Read more

Video: Gendered Realities of Mountains

silence in the mountains

Gendered Realities of Mountains by Priyanka Minj | Life in the mountains isn’t easy. It becomes even more difficult when villages, which are tucked away in huge mountain ranges are left out of the development ambit of a country. The lack of development in such areas directly impacts the lives of its inhabitants, especially adolescent … Read more

ग्रामीण भारत की सशक्त किशोरियां

Empowered Adolescent Girls of Rural India

चेतना वर्मा | सीईओ, चरखा | उत्तर प्रदेश के अयोध्या जिले के एक दूरदराज के गांव में एक कमरे में बैठी किशोरियों के एक समूह ने मुझसे पूछा, “अपने बारे में हमें बताइए.” मैंने उनसे पूछा “आप क्या जानना चाहती हैं?” मैं उनसे अपनी उम्र या वैवाहिक जीवन के बारे में प्रश्न की उम्मीद कर रही थी … Read more

सामाजिक अन्याय और रूढ़िवादी सोच में दबा है पहाड़ी गांवों का भविष्य

The future of the hill village is suppressed by social injustices and conservative thinking

आदर्श पाल | एमए डेवलपमेंट स्टडीज़ | अज़ीम प्रेमजी यूनिवर्सिटी | जिन समस्याओं को लेकर हम इतना आशवस्त हो चुके हैं कि उनके मुद्दे अब हमारे लिए ख़त्म हो गए हैं, उन समस्याओं ने ही उत्तराखंड के दूरस्थ पहाड़ी जिले बागेश्वर के गांवों में न जाने कितने सपनो और आकांक्षाओं को दबा रखा है. बागेश्वर, जो 1997 से पहले अल्मोड़ा जिले का हिस्सा हुआ … Read more

The inspiring life of Captain Zoya Agarwal

who is zoya agarwal

Captain Zoya Agarwal, a senior pilot of Air India’s Boeing-777, is the first Indian woman pilot to have flown an aircraft over the North Pole and also crossed the record-breaking distance of 16,000 km. Seeing this achievement of her and seeing the work she is doing for women’s empowerment around the world, the US-based aviation … Read more

Karnataka have highest number of women working in Science and Tech research field

Karnataka have highest number of women working in Science and Tech research field

Karnataka and Kerala have the highest number of women working in the science and technology research field in the country, Minister of State (Independent) of the Union of Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh said in Lok Sabha. In a written response to a question in Raja Sabha today, Dr Jitendra Singh said that according … Read more

लड़कियों के अधिकार कहां है?

woman rights in india charkha features

निशा दानू | कपकोट, बागेश्वर, उत्तराखंड | हाल ही में संपन्न हुए अंतरराष्ट्रीय महिला दिवस के अवसर पर अपने संदेश में प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने महिला शक्ति को नमन करते हुए महिलाओं के सशक्तिकरण के लिए अपनी सरकार की प्रतिबद्धता को दोहराया. इस अवसर पर उन्होंने कहा कि केंद्र सरकार सम्मान और अवसरों पर विशेष ज़ोर … Read more

Who is Alka Mittal, first woman chief of ONGC

Who is Alka Mittal, first woman chief of ONGC

Ground Report | New Delhi: Alka Mittal has been appointed as the interim chairperson of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC). She is the first head of India’s largest oil and gas producing company. A statement issued by the Government of India said, “The Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Petroleum to … Read more