The Union Budget has unveiled a major push for India’s biopharmaceutical sector through a new initiative called BioPharma SHAKTI, backed by an outlay of ₹10,000 crore over five years. The government wants to help India move beyond making low-cost generic medicines and become a global hub for advanced biological drugs and biosimilars. These are complex…
As we step into 2026, we take a moment to reflect back on the milestones that defined the year gone by—moments that recognised partnerships rooted in purpose. The most significant moments was the 36th edition of the Devi Awards, held at ITC Maratha in New Delhi. It honoured 12 distinguished women for their exceptional contributions…
As the country moves towards its long-term goal of Viksit Bharat 2047, women empowerment is a key component of India’s developmental strategy. A society anchored by the fundamental ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity, defending the rights of women is not only a policy objective but a moral and national obligation. The Government of India,…
Odisha’s Jharsuguda district has for long stood at the crossroads of industrial growth and rural disadvantage. While it hosts some of the biggest power and metal industries, a number of villages in the region continue to report significant gaps in education, skill development, and economic opportunities for adolescents and women. It is against this backdrop…
Uttar Pradesh has taken a thoughtful step toward supporting women in the world of technology. On 19 November 2025, Governor Anandiben Patel launched the NARI scheme at the Unnao campus of Chandigarh University. The name NARI stands for Nurturing AI Revolution for Inclusion. The aim is simple. It wants to help more women learn skills…
Menstrual health has traditionally remained a silent subject in India. Girls have, over the years, been taught to maintain their cycle in silence without much guidance, clean toilets, or affordable products to cope with them. But over the last few years, something gentle and hopeful has begun to shift. Through a spate of government programmes,…
Photo Credit: Antara Mrinal Clear Cut CSR DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Oct 29, 2025 12:10 ISTWritten By: Antara Mrinal Amid the clamor of cargo-handling cranes and the hum of India’s ports a different kind of momentum is forming. On 28-30 October 2025, the JW Marriott Sahar in Mumbai will become home to Women in Maritime – the SheEO…
Photo Credit: Antara Mrinal Clear Cut Gender DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Oct 13, 2025 05:32 ISTWritten By: Antara Mrinal Across the planet, a quiet emergency is taking root. UNICEF estimates that 12 million girls marry every year before they turn 18. Progress is being made, but global momentum towards ending child marriage is slowing down as a result…
Dr Kiran Bedi with Chairman & Managing Director, GAIL, Shri Sandeep Kumar Gupta | Photo Credit: Internet Clear Cut Awards DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Oct 08, 2025 05:51 ISTWritten By: Janmojaya Barik A Corporate Heart with Gandhian Roots Each year in October, as India takes a moment to recall Mahatma Gandhi, the globe is reminded that simplicity and service…
Photo Credit: Antara Mrinal Clear Cut Gender DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Oct 08, 2025 09:45 ISTWritten By: Antara Mrinal The Gender Snapshot 2025 feels less like a lookback and more like a moment of reckoning: as we head into the final five years before the 2030 deadline to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the report…
