Tag: Rural Women
Rising Aspirations Of Uttar Pradesh’s Rural Women
Lucknow: A survey of rural women in Uttar Pradesh has shown the rising spiral of their aspirations -- 56 per cent want to work,...
Tracking Progress: India’s Commitment Towards Global Development Goals
On September 25, 2015, 193 world leaders will committed to 17 Global Goals to achieve 3 extraordinary things in the next 15 years. End...
Armed With Smartphones, Rural Women Are Marking Their Digital Footprints
Armed with a smartphone, 26-year-old Pushpa Bunker travels from village to village in Rajasthan to introduce rural women to the world of internet.
In Chhatripara...
How Climate Changes Are Affecting The Rural Women In India
New Delhi: Men migrating to bigger towns in search of employment to support their families in the villages is not uncommon. Climate change, which...
Biodegradable Sanitary Pads Made Of Banana Fibre To Reach Rural Women...
Kolkata: Three women entrepreneurs embarked on a journey in 2014 to produce eco-friendly and affordable sanitary pads to benefit rural women in India. Founded...
Rural Women Increasingly Accessing Government Hospitals, Shows Study
By Devanik Saha/IndiaSpend
There was a 24 per cent rise in rural women accessing public healthcare between 2004 and 2014, according to a new report...
Notes Ban A ‘Disaster’ For Rural Women, Say Activists
Mumbai: The government’s move to withdraw big currency notes from circulation to crackdown on corruption and counterfeit currency has hurt rural women particularly hard,...
How Google’s Digital Education Is Transforming Rural Women’s Lives
Twenty-five-year-old Kamlesh Kumari, a resident of Sirmathura village in Dholpur district of Rajasthan, is engrossed in a tab, searching for child healthcare tips while...