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Younger, More Educated, Better Gender Ratio: All About 17th Lok Sabha
As the 17th Lok Sabha held its last sitting on Saturday, data showed it was a younger House with better education profile and an improved gender ratio, though it still remains lower than many other countries.
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"Women Still A Minority At IITs": First Woman IIT Director Preeti Aghalayam
Ms Aghalyam's appointment comes at a time when several IITs have been making a conscious effort to improve the skewed gender ratio on campus.
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'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' Helped Improve Gender Ratio In Haryana: PM Modi
The gender ratio has improved in Haryana as a result of many campaigns like 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' and 'Selfie With Daughter', Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday in the 100th episode of its monthly radio program 'Mann Ki Baat'.
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Draft Education Policy's Stance On Gender Divide In Indian Education System
The enrollment rate for girls stands at 23.5 per cent and for boys, it is 25.4 per cent at Higher Education level.
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Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Helped Improve Gender Ratio: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao campaign has been a success and has helped the gender ratio in several states, including Haryana and Rajasthan, to improve.
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India, China Grapple With The Consequences Of Too Many Men
Nothing like this has happened in human history. A combination of cultural preferences, government decree and modern medical technology in the world's two largest countries has created a gender imbalance on a continental scale. Men outnumber women by 70 million in China and India.
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Puzzled For Years, IITs Finally Finds A Solution To This Problem
IITs have been trying to find the solution to a fundamental problem that has been troubling them for years. The ratio of XX to XY just doesn't balance, be it in classes, subjects, courses or even campuses across the country.
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Rajasthan Bride, An IIT Graduate, Rides A Horse To Make A Point
In Rajasthan - infamous for its skewed child sex ratio - a bride in a rare gesture rode a horse to mark a pre-wedding ritual and send out a message for gender equality.
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India's Pre-Budget Document Raises A Key Issue By Going Pink
The pink coloured Economic Survey document tabled by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in Parliament today recommended that India must confront the societal metapreference for a son, observing that the adverse sex ratio of females to males has led to 63 million "missing" women.
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National Girl Child Day: Leaders Share Important Messages
National Girl Child Day is observed every year on January 24 to celebrate the accomplishments of the girl children and bring to focus the issues of skewed sex ratio, female foeticide, child marriage, unequal treatment and gender disparities in India.
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19 Female Foetuses, Wrapped In Plastic Bags, Found In Sewer In Maharashtra
The Maharashtra police have found 19 aborted female foetuses wrapped in blue plastic bags and buried near a sewer in a village in the state's Sangli district, in what they called a "feoticide racket" run by a homeopathy doctor who is on the run.
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Uttar Pradesh Now Has 14.12 Crore Voters
With the Election Commission publishing the revised and final voters list for the state, Uttar Pradesh now has a whopping 14.12 crore voters, who are eligible to exercise their franchise in the forthcoming State Assembly polls beginning February 11.
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China's 'Missing Girls' Theory Likely Far Overblown: Study
The theory that China's one-child policy has led to about 30 to 60 million "missing girls" which has created a gender imbalance in the world's most populous country is likely far overblown, a new study claims.
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India Inc Faces Skewed Gender Representation At CXO Level
Companies expect more female employees at the mid-level, but this is not getting reflected in the diversity ratio at the top level as only 5 per cent see a rise in number of women at the CXO level.
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SBI Chief Arundhati Bhattacharya Sees Cracks In Glass Ceiling
The first female head at one of India's biggest banks says a ruling forcing firms to appoint women directors to boards has eased chronically lopsided gender ratios -- but warns too many firms are still failing to embrace diversity.
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Younger, More Educated, Better Gender Ratio: All About 17th Lok Sabha
As the 17th Lok Sabha held its last sitting on Saturday, data showed it was a younger House with better education profile and an improved gender ratio, though it still remains lower than many other countries.
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"Women Still A Minority At IITs": First Woman IIT Director Preeti Aghalayam
Ms Aghalyam's appointment comes at a time when several IITs have been making a conscious effort to improve the skewed gender ratio on campus.
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'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' Helped Improve Gender Ratio In Haryana: PM Modi
The gender ratio has improved in Haryana as a result of many campaigns like 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' and 'Selfie With Daughter', Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday in the 100th episode of its monthly radio program 'Mann Ki Baat'.
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Draft Education Policy's Stance On Gender Divide In Indian Education System
The enrollment rate for girls stands at 23.5 per cent and for boys, it is 25.4 per cent at Higher Education level.
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Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Helped Improve Gender Ratio: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao campaign has been a success and has helped the gender ratio in several states, including Haryana and Rajasthan, to improve.
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India, China Grapple With The Consequences Of Too Many Men
Nothing like this has happened in human history. A combination of cultural preferences, government decree and modern medical technology in the world's two largest countries has created a gender imbalance on a continental scale. Men outnumber women by 70 million in China and India.
-
Puzzled For Years, IITs Finally Finds A Solution To This Problem
IITs have been trying to find the solution to a fundamental problem that has been troubling them for years. The ratio of XX to XY just doesn't balance, be it in classes, subjects, courses or even campuses across the country.
-
Rajasthan Bride, An IIT Graduate, Rides A Horse To Make A Point
In Rajasthan - infamous for its skewed child sex ratio - a bride in a rare gesture rode a horse to mark a pre-wedding ritual and send out a message for gender equality.
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India's Pre-Budget Document Raises A Key Issue By Going Pink
The pink coloured Economic Survey document tabled by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in Parliament today recommended that India must confront the societal metapreference for a son, observing that the adverse sex ratio of females to males has led to 63 million "missing" women.
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National Girl Child Day: Leaders Share Important Messages
National Girl Child Day is observed every year on January 24 to celebrate the accomplishments of the girl children and bring to focus the issues of skewed sex ratio, female foeticide, child marriage, unequal treatment and gender disparities in India.
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19 Female Foetuses, Wrapped In Plastic Bags, Found In Sewer In Maharashtra
The Maharashtra police have found 19 aborted female foetuses wrapped in blue plastic bags and buried near a sewer in a village in the state's Sangli district, in what they called a "feoticide racket" run by a homeopathy doctor who is on the run.
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Uttar Pradesh Now Has 14.12 Crore Voters
With the Election Commission publishing the revised and final voters list for the state, Uttar Pradesh now has a whopping 14.12 crore voters, who are eligible to exercise their franchise in the forthcoming State Assembly polls beginning February 11.
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China's 'Missing Girls' Theory Likely Far Overblown: Study
The theory that China's one-child policy has led to about 30 to 60 million "missing girls" which has created a gender imbalance in the world's most populous country is likely far overblown, a new study claims.
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India Inc Faces Skewed Gender Representation At CXO Level
Companies expect more female employees at the mid-level, but this is not getting reflected in the diversity ratio at the top level as only 5 per cent see a rise in number of women at the CXO level.
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SBI Chief Arundhati Bhattacharya Sees Cracks In Glass Ceiling
The first female head at one of India's biggest banks says a ruling forcing firms to appoint women directors to boards has eased chronically lopsided gender ratios -- but warns too many firms are still failing to embrace diversity.
