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Lok Sabha passes Triple talaq Bill

December 28, 2017

The Lok Sabha passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriages) Bill 2017 dclaring instant triple talaq illegal and criminalises it with up to three years in jail for the husband. The bill will now will be sent to ..

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Shubhangi Swaroop: First-ever female pilot to be inducted into Indian Navy

November 24, 2017

Shubhangi Swaroop became the first-ever female pilot to be inducted into the Indian Navy. She will soon fly Maritime Reconnaissance aircraft. She is native of Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh. She will now head to INS Garuda in Kochi and then ..

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CCEA approves expansion of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme

November 23, 2017

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved expansion of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) Yojana for a pan India coverage from 2017-18 to 2019-20. It expansion has proposed outlay of Rs.1132.5 crore. It will cover all the 640 ..

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CCEA approves Pradhan Mantri Mahila Shakti Kendra Scheme

November 23, 2017

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved ‘Pradhan Mantri Mahila Shakti Kendra’ scheme for a period 2017-18 to 2019-20. The scheme is part of Umbrella Scheme “Mission for Protection and Empowerment for Women” of the Union Ministry of Women ..

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Government to initiate Safe city plan for women in eight cities

November 23, 2017

Government will soon initiate a comprehensive ‘safe city’ plan for women in eight cities for women in eight metropolitan cities of the country. It will be implemented in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Lucknow, Bengaluru and Hyderabad. Decision in this ..

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Cornelia Sorabji: Google's Doodle honours India's first woman advocate

November 15, 2017

Search engine giant Google doodle celebrated the 151st birthday of Cornelia Sorabji, the first woman to practice law in India and England. She was pioneer who helped open up higher education as well as the legal profession to women. She ..

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SHe-box portal launched for both public and private sector

November 8, 2017

The Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) launched comprehensive SHe-Box (sexual harassment e-box) online complaint Management System for women to lodge complaints of sexual harassment at workplace. It is mainly be for women working in both public and private ..

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#IamThatWoman: WCD Ministry launches campaign on women for women

October 18, 2017

The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) has launched online campaign #IamThatWoman in an attempt to end Gender bias in women against women. It was launched by WCD Minister Meneka Gandhi. Significance of this campaign Through the campaign, ..

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SC strikes down instant Triple Talaq

August 23, 2017

The Supreme Court of Indian has declared Islamic practice of instant divorce through triple talaq as unconstitutional, illegal and void and not protected by Article 25 (freedom of religion) of the Constitution. The verdict was given by the 5 member ..

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Navika Sagar Parikrama: Indian Navy’s all-woman team to circumnavigate globe

August 18, 2017

A six-member all-woman team of the Indian Navy will set sail to circumnavigate the globe on the sailing vessel INSV Tarini. This is the first-ever Indian circumnavigation of the globe by an all-woman crew. The expedition has been aptly titled ..

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