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In Bihar, women learn to demand health care

In an ideal situation, strong public health systems must ensure women have access to affordable and high-quality health care, preventive services, and...

25.10.2026 50

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A gender agenda for BRICS

The ongoing BRICS summit in New Delhi has reaffirmed the significance of the grouping for Global South cooperation, and its impact on development,...

13.09.2026 60

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‘Hospital is safe’: Fostering safe motherhood with institutional deliveries

In many parts of the country, especially in those which are remote and with restricted access to medical facilities, home births have been considered...

09.08.2026 60

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Women are writing new rules for conservation

Conservation is not just ecological but also social, and there can be no capacity-building in this field without gender empowerment. Across India,...

26.07.2026 70

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Building an ecosystem for women entrepreneurs

The environment for women entrepreneurs in India has never been better than it is today. Thanks to focussed government schemes and increasing...

04.04.2026 90

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Driving empowerment through a collective

Recognising the major challenge of low female labour force participation (FLP) in India — 31% of working-age women participating in the labour...

21.03.2026 90

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War brings more pain, hurt to women in Iran

The war unleashed by Israel and the US against Iran can only mean more suffering and pain than already exists for the country’s women in the near...

07.03.2026 70

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Giving voice to sanitation advocacy through radio

09.02.2026 100

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Reporting India for the world and Bharat

27.01.2026 80

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Calling out patriarchy in rural Rajasthan

25.01.2026 100

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Looking at cancer care, through the gender lens

11.01.2026 80

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Addressing the gender gap in climate policies

Mainstreaming gender into climate policies will ensure that existing inequalities do not get integrated into climate politics

14.12.2025 60

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Women are rewriting the grammar of elections

A surge in women’s participation at the ballot box is closely tied to their rising presence and power across other areas of public life

24.11.2025 70

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Peace building needs more women leading the talks

Real change is being fostered by women at the grassroots. However, we must pay attention to the everyday resistance, activism, and agency of women

09.11.2025 70

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Durgapur rape case: Don’t blame women for the violence they suffer

Violence against women is systemic and structural, perpetuated by the patriarchal society we live in

26.10.2025 100

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World Elder Day: Elderly women in India need focussed interventions

In a technology-driven world, elderly women are at a huge disadvantage. Lack of access to finances and social safety nets leave them vulnerable to...

12.10.2025 80

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Making farm sector equitable for women

Farming in India cannot progress without women’s inputs. Policies must factor in the needs and concerns of women farmers.

28.09.2025 80

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Impact of floods on women’s health care

An often-neglected aspect of floods is its effect on women and girls. The recent floods across Bihar, for example, severely disrupted maternal health...

14.09.2025 50

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Empowering young women to enter higher education

It is clear that if young women’s access to higher education has to grow, families and society at large must come together to provide responsive and...

17.08.2025 80

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