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Tuesday, April 7, 2026
TopicWomen's groups

Topic: Women's groups

SEWA is still fighting for women’s ‘dusri azadi’ — freedom that’s economic and mental

SEWA’s role in organising women in the informal economy was celebrated at an event at Delhi’s IIC this week. ‘Registrar told us illiterate women can’t run a bank, it would be suicidal.’

The ladies of Sector 47, an ex IAS officer-led group, are Noida’s greenies

Sector 47 in Noida is not only the cleanest sector of the city but has its own forest belt, developed by a group of enterprising women.

Odisha’s cyclone measures come handy in Covid fight – women’s groups

Around 70 lakh women in Odisha’s self-help groups are making protective masks and distributing food packets during the Covid-19 lockdown.

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Syringes, MRI to ventilators, West Asia war squeezing India’s medical supply chain—costs up 10 to 50%

Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.

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.