Women and Child Development Minister’s statement is significant because activists have been highlighting that there is a pushback against women-centric laws.
Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
If this is not asking for the moon, institutions like the NCW should not be seen as places where party loyalists can be accommodated. Women who have made a name for themselves, empowering women, should be considered. Too many of our public institutions, going all the way up to the Raj Bhavans, are no longer associated with excellence, achievement and sheer calibre. One cannot believe that India suffers from a talent crunch. We should shun mediocrity like the plague.
LET US NOT HOPE THE national commission for women will end up as a paper tiger.
If this is not asking for the moon, institutions like the NCW should not be seen as places where party loyalists can be accommodated. Women who have made a name for themselves, empowering women, should be considered. Too many of our public institutions, going all the way up to the Raj Bhavans, are no longer associated with excellence, achievement and sheer calibre. One cannot believe that India suffers from a talent crunch. We should shun mediocrity like the plague.