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Ola Electric Futurefactory to hire 10,000; be world’s largest all-women plant

September 14, 2021

Ola co-founder Bhavish Aggarwal on Monday said its electric scooter factory will be run entirely by women and employ over 10,000 at full scale. “Aatmanirbhar Bharat requires Aatmanirbhar women! Proud to share that the Ola Futurefactory will be run ENTIRELY by women, 10,000+

Jal Jeevan Mission Achieves 50 Percent Completion Milestone

Tannuka Juneja

May 28, 2022

News·Social Welfare & Development

Under Jal Jeevan Mission, India has reached the milestone of providing tap water to 50 percent of rural households, according to an official statement by PIB. Goa, Telangana, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Dadar & Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Pondicherry and

Naxal-Affected Bastar Developing After Construction of Roads, Bridges, Schools

Tannuka Juneja

May 21, 2022

News·Social Welfare & Development

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said the construction of roads, bridges and schools has made Naxal-affected Bastar the centre of development in the region. Highlighting the work done by his government to change the situation in the Naxal-affected areas, the Chhattisgarh Chief

Education, Family Conditions Better Due to Social Security: State of Inequality Report

Tannuka Juneja

May 19, 2022

News·Social Welfare & Development

Education and family conditions have improved significantly in India due to the targeted efforts of some social security schemes, says the just released State of Inequality report. The improvement was particularly noticeable in the area of water availability and sanitation, which has

CRC for Empowerment of Divyangjan Inaugurated in Shillong

Tannuka Juneja

May 19, 2022

News·Social Welfare & Development

The Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Pratima Bhowmik, inaugurated the services of the Composite Regional Centres (CRC) for Skill Development, Rehabilitation and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities virtually in Shillong. The event was organised at U Soso Tham

Over A Third of Countries Still Criminalise Same-Sex Relations: UN

Tannuka Juneja

May 18, 2022

News·Social Welfare & Development

According to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), more than a third of all countries still criminalise same-sex relations. LGBTQI+ people are denied legal protections, essential health care, civil and human rights, including the right to bodily autonomy when forced to undergo

Taliban Dissolves Human Right Commission, Several Organisations

Tannuka Juneja

May 17, 2022

News·Social Welfare & Development

The fundamentalist movement that regained power in Afghanistan in August 2021 dissolved five key departments of the former US-backed government, including the country’s Human Rights Commission, deeming them unnecessary in the face of a financial crunch, an official said on May 16.

Over 2.5 Billion People With Disabilities Need Assistive Devices: WHO

Tannuka Juneja

May 17, 2022

News·Social Welfare & Development

Almost one billion people with disabilities, including children, do not have access to wheelchairs and other devices that would enable them to move, read, write and communicate with the outside world. The Global Report on Assistive Technology presents for the first time

Child Labour Is the Enemy of Progress: South African Prez Cyril Ramaphosae

Tannuka Juneja

May 17, 2022

News·Social Welfare & Development

Speaking at the start of a week of discussions in Durban, South Africa, and online, President Cyril Ramaphosa asked delegates to commit to taking “far-reaching actions” to make a difference in the children’s lives. The latest figures show that 160 million children,

Thousands Demonstrate in the United States for the Right to Abortion

Tannuka Juneja

May 16, 2022

News·Social Welfare & Development

Thousands of people took to streets in the United States in response to the draft ruling leaked to the media showing that the Supreme Court’s conservative majority seeks to overturn Roe v. Wade, which in 1973 established guarantees for access to abortion

UN Agencies Collaborate to Ensure Healthy Diets from Sustainable Food Systems

Tannuka Juneja

May 16, 2022

News·Social Welfare & Development

Every year, unhealthy diets cause 11 million deaths and 4,20,000 more people die from unhealthy diets, according to the United Nations. In addition, unhealthy diets lead to chronic diseases that cause suffering and weigh heavily on the budgets of all countries. To

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