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Saturday, March 14, 2026
TopicWomen IAS

Topic: Women IAS

IAS seeing progress on gender parity—1 of 5 secretaries at Centre are women

The change is palpable at lower levels, too. According to data from October 2024, approximately 64 out of the 236 joint secretaries—27 percent—serving in the government, were women.

UP has the 2nd most women DMs after Tamil Nadu. A surprise ‘pink power’ poster child

UP has 14 women district magistrates, with Bahraich as the jewel in the crown for its all-female administration. Many are driving woman-centric measures, from pink autos to feeding rooms.

More women are becoming IAS officers, but only a few get the prize post: District Collector

Women are thought of as ‘9-to-5’ district magistrates who need to balance domestic duties and aren’t tough. So most of them are not given the collector’s job.

On Camera

Period pain is real. Blanket menstrual leave policy isn’t a fix

The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

Red carpet for industry honchos as AAP kicks off Punjab investors summit. Rs 10,000 cr pledged on Day 1

At 2nd such summit in Punjab for top investors organised by AAP since it came to power in Punjab, Lakshmi Mittal announced his Bathinda refinery has increased production of LPG by 3,000 tonnes/day.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.