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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+

RA Chem Pharma to Give ₹56 Lakh to Akshay Patra for Students’ Mid-Day Meals

Tannuka Juneja

March 28, 2022

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RA Chem Pharma of Jadcherla Mandal in Mahabubnagar, Telangana, has partnered with the Akshay Patra Foundation to provide free lunches at 61 selected government schools in the district. The pharma company, as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR), will facilitate the

Multipurpose Women’s Cooperatives to be Set up in Karnataka Talukas

Tannuka Juneja

March 21, 2022

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Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Sunday that multi-purpose women’s cooperative societies would be established in each taluk of the state with 90 percent state government participation. The chief minister was speaking at the Sahakar Ratna award function organised by the

Taliban to Open Schools for Girls in Afghanistan This Week

Tannuka Juneja

March 21, 2022

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The Taliban will allow girls to return to class when high schools open on March 22. After taking power on August 15, 2021, the Taliban ordered the reopening of boys’ high schools from September 18, but did not mention girls’ schools. Most

UN Chief Guterres Urges Global Community to Unite Against Racism

Tannuka Juneja

March 19, 2022

News·Social Welfare & Development

Speaking at a UN General Assembly event to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, António Guterres noted that “the deprivation of people’s basic human rights…continues to be a driver of persistent inequality”. He argues that racism destabilises communities

Samagra Shiksha Has Improved Girls’ Enrollment in Schools: MoS Education

Tannuka Juneja

March 17, 2022

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The Minister of State for Education, Annapurna Devi, in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, has said that the Department of School Education and Literacy (DOSEL) of the Ministry of Education is implementing the Samgar Shiksha scheme, which is part of

India Improves Maternal Mortality Ratio to 103, To Achieve SDG of 70 Ahead of 2030

Tannuka Juneja

March 15, 2022

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The Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) of the country has improved to 103 in 2017-19, from 113 in 2016-18. However, the situation has worsened in states like West Bengal, Haryana, Uttarakhand and Chhattisgarh. According to the latest data, the MMR has registered a

Grant-in-Aid of ₹2221.2 Cr for Bihar, Karnataka, WB Rural Local Bodies Released

Tannuka Juneja

March 14, 2022

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The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, on Friday released an amount of ₹2,221.2 crore to Bihar, Karnataka and West Bengal for providing grants to rural local bodies (RLBs). Bihar has received ₹1,112.7 crore, Karnataka has received ₹473.9 crore and West Bengal

West Bengal to Get $125 Million World Bank Loan for Welfare Schemes

Tannuka Juneja

March 11, 2022

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The Government of India, the Government of West Bengal and the World Bank signed a $125 million IBRD loan to support efforts to help poor and vulnerable groups access social protection services in West Bengal. West Bengal has more than 400 programmes,

UN Agencies Aid Humanitarian Supplies To Ukraine

Tannuka Juneja

March 11, 2022

News·Social Welfare & Development

At a briefing for journalists, UN Secretary-General’s spokesman Stephane Dujarric, citing United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) data, said that to date, approximately 1.9 million Ukrainians have become internally displaced persons and more than 2.3 million have crossed the country’s western

Family Incomes’ Decline During Pandemic to Raise Inequality for Generations

Tannuka Juneja

March 10, 2022

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A joint report published on Wednesday by the UN children’s agency (UNICEF) and World Bank said that at least two-thirds of households with children have lost income since the COVID-19 pandemic hit two years ago. The report, Impact of COVID-19 on the welfare of households

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