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India follows China in banning the import of plastic waste

India generates 25,940 tonnes of plastic waste every day. The Indian Government has completely banned the import of solid plastic waste in...

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‘Evening Shadows’ makes a plea for women to stand up and be heard

While the Hindi feature film Evening Shadows, which is wowing audiences across the world is a film about a gay son coming out to ...

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International Women’s Day, a day for inspiration and change

International Women’s Day is celebrated across the world focusing on women’s achievements from the political to the social, while c...

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‘Own money’ a necessity for a woman’s true independence

Knowledge and awareness about personal finance is an absolute necessity to achieve true independence and equality. In such case, living in a wo...

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WEF data shows it will take 202 years to close the divide in the workplace

The world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative, UN Global Compact’s Executive Director Lise Kingo spoke to the UN New...

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The women who are breaking glass ceilings in the film industry

Ruth E Carter made Oscar history, becoming the first African American woman to receive the best costume design Academy Award last week for her ...

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UNFPA conducts classes to raise awareness on gender equality

Fatime Ali Abakar from the single-sex Lycée de Bol School in Chad told the UN News, “We spoke about puberty and periods and looked...

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Workplace challenges for breastfeeding mothers

According to a survey, one in three breastfeeding mothers have been forced to use a toilet to express milk during work. More than half highligh...

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Women Directors who are rocking the Bollywood Industry

Indian society is always male dominated. Men in most societies were seen as breadwinners while role of women was restricted to being a good hom...

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The Women who transformed television

It is important to make note of the people who work off screens. Success or failure, they are the root cause and would stand as a pillar despit...

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