Harnessing The Data Revolution And Improving Land Management Through Geospatial Technology

Advances in earth observation, computing power, and connectivity have tremendous potential to help governments, and us at the World Bank, support better land management, an...

Punjab Financial Inclusion Of Women In Five Charts

One billion women – more than 40% of the women around the world – don’t have access to formal financial services, according to Global Findex.
The gen...

Still A Man's World

IT IS still common to see headlines announcing the first woman to occupy some important post or other. Asako Suzuki has just been appointed the first female board member at...

More Than 40 Percent Of India's Women Confined To Domestic Work, Report Says

Women are among the most excluded groups in India, with almost 43 percent of working-age women confined to domestic work, while many who do work outside the home face explo...

True Review Movie - Jai Gangajal

Cast: Priyanka Chopra, Prakash Jha, Manav Kaul.

Director: Prakash Jha.

Production:Prakash Jha, Milind Dabke.

Written by: Prakash jha.

Ge...

Exclusive Daltrey Recording Raises Funds For Teen Cancer America

First Citizens Bank and Republic Records have teamed up with nonprofit Teen Cancer America to release an exclusive recording of Roger Daltreyperforming the 1980 classic &ld...

Is It Okay For A Social Impact Startup To Be Driven By Profits?

“Poverty is an artificial creation. It doesn’t belong to human civilization, and we can change that, we can make people come out of poverty. The only thing we h...

Flowing With Rashmi: An Interview With The Director Of The FLO Film Festival

Rashmi Lamba is the Festival Director at the FLO Film Festival, a festival geared towards the empowerment of women. The festival explores positive portrayals of women and g...

Breaking The Gender Earnings Gap

Betty Ajio has made a living for the past 23 years doing a job that most women would not think of doing.
The 43-year-old metal fabricator makes 120 to 230 cooking pots...