Adding women to corporate boards improves decisions about medical product safety
When boards had just one female director, seriously defective products such as cardiac stents and breast implants were not recalled more quickly
Exploring the ‘public’ in public sanitation services
A look into whether our toilet infrastructures promote gender inclusion or exclusion
Globally, women have just two-thirds of legal rights given to men, finds World Bank
India’s rank improves from 126 to 113
Extreme heat could claim lives of 204,000 women annually in India, Nigeria & US: Report
Women bear the disproportionate burden of heat’s devastating physical, social & financial effects, report emphasises
As told to Parliament (March 24, 2023): India has eliminated leprosy, as per WHO criterion
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Women in Kerala Assembly poorly represented despite inheriting legacies like KR Gouri
Only 11 women were elected to the 140-member state Assembly in the recently concluded election
Davos 2024: World will take over two centuries to end poverty, but just a decade to get its 1st trillionaire
Men globally possess $105 trillion more in wealth than women, says Oxfam report
Gender gaps in food: 150 million more women went hungry than men in 2021
Over 800 million went hungry last year; Gender equality and food security directly related, says report
We need to reassess vocabulary, behaviour to undo gender bias: A mathematician explains why
Mathematician Eugina Cheng speaks to DTE on her new theory of people that doesn’t look at world as a dichotomy between genders, as …
Post-COVID-19 focus must be on dropping fossil fuels: UNEP Emissions Gap report
By using a green pandemic recovery to get a head start and pushing on with real systemic change, the world could hit the 2°C target of the …
Climate change: What the Emissions Gap Report 2020 tells us
The annual UNEP report on emission says the “the world is still heading for a temperature rise in excess of 3°C this century”
Gender gap in labour market stagnant since 1995, flags UN report
Gender equality a far-fetched goal; women living alone more likely to be in the labour market, finds report
Climate talks have to be reimagined as they’re dysfunctional, says Bonn delegate
Babitha PS speaks on visa issues, safety and women’s representation at climate conferences
As told to Parliament (March 29, 2023): No report of starvation deaths from states, UTs, claims minister
World must meet carbon targets by 2070: UN
In a business-as-usual scenario, global greenhouse gas emissions could rise way beyond safe limits
Metro Flash Mob: "Please Mend the Gap"
On March 29, 2011, Dharini Bhaskar was harassed and assaulted while taking the yellow metro line in New Delhi. And although she filed a police …
Women farmers emerging as decision-makers, innovators in wheat-based systems: Study
Women adopted specific strategies to further their interests in the context of wheat-based livelihoods, challenging men as sole decision-makers, …
No women on the Moon yet: Gender digital divide may worsen inequality, warns UN chief
‘Need to overhaul patriarchal structures perpetuating gender inequality, especially in the technology sector’
Solar mission phase two: bids received are for triple the capacity on offer
Capital subsidy in form of viability gap funding may be reason for high number of bids
Overcoming digital divide key to achieving Digital India goal
Those with gender, caste and class privileges enjoy enhanced access to technology & internet, contributing to their progress
A rather ridiculous gap
Clothing giant Gap’s trademark infringement notice to an NGO selling products made from recycled waste is a curious case
Another batch of solar projects up for grabs in India
The government races ahead by announcing guidelines for new solar projects, with 3,000 MW worth of solar energy already opened up to stakeholders
Over half the HIV infected people globally do not know their positive status: UN
Gap Report calls for scaling up efforts to end the disease by 2030
Low-paid, young women: The grim truth about who this recession is hitting hardest
While total monthly hours worked by men fell by 7.7% between March and May, total monthly hours worked by women fell 12%
Solar mission phase 2: winners of bids for 750 MW announced
Those who sought less subsidy through viability gap funding bagged most projects