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Wednesday, April 8, 2026
TopicWomen empowerment

Topic: women empowerment

India’s agricultural water crisis needs technology, innovation—and women

Modern irrigation infrastructure and digital technologies are important, but they must be accompanied by policies that actively promote women’s participation in water governance.

Women in Leadership 4.0: BML Munjal University holds conference on inclusive entrepreneurship

New Delhi: The fourth edition of the Women in Leadership (WIL) Conference, hosted by BML Munjal University on 26 February, at The Palms Country...

India leads in women empowerment—gender budgeting, legal protections, Panchayati Raj

India is gradually moving toward a model where development is not simply delivered to women, but is rather designed and driven by them. Indian women are innovators and community leaders.

‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ was a warning Iran ignored. Now the regime is cracking

What is often forgotten is that resistance to this control began immediately. The fight against theocratic rule started the moment mandatory veiling was imposed.

The Silent Pillars of Women-Led Micro Enterprises: Why Our Outreach Needs Greater Depth?

charcha 2025 brings a perspective on what it will take, beyond credit and connectivity, to build durable pathways for women-led enterprises.

An IIT Madras professor has written a book about girlhood and heartbreaks in 1910s

At the book launch, Githa Hariharan, Revati Laul and Kalpana Karunakaran used one woman’s story as a springboard to dive into questions of love, longing, and resistance.

Haryana notifies Lado Lakshmi scheme, but criteria for Rs 2,100 aid far cry from BJP’s Sankalp Patra

Haryana notifies Lado Lakshmi scheme, but criteria for Rs 2,100 aid far cry from BJP's Sankalp Patra

Global gender gap narrows to 68.8% but full parity 123 yrs away, finds World Economic Forum report

WEF's Global Gender Gap Report 2025 shows Iceland remains global leader in gender equality for 16th consecutive yr at 92.6%. India among lowest-ranked countries in South Asia.

ADB highlights need for measuring women’s empowerment in agriculture sector

Prioritizing measurement can inform projects for gender equality and resource access in agriculture, the bank noted.

Adventure tourism is not accessible for women—sexual harassment, safety risks

A 2024 survey revealed that 29 per cent women are concerned about route security, another 29 per cent about physical comfort, and 19 per cent are anxious about sexual harassment.

On Camera

Rahul Gandhi wants to jail Himanta Sarma but Congress has a Bihar-sized problem in Assam

The Congress has promised Rs 50,000 assistance to each woman but as we've seen in many recent elections, voters seem to be conscious of the proverb: 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.'

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.