Women Officers

Army Chief General MM Naravane on Saturday released a postage stamp commemorating permanent commission to women officers in the Army.

Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday said that pregnant women and 'divyang' (differently-abled) employees of central government departments have been exempted from attending office in the wake of a sharp spike in Covid cases.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi initiated the transfer of Rs 1,000 crore to women's Self-Help Groups in Prayagraj today in what his office described as a "one of a kind" scheme. The project under Central Schemes is expected to benefit 16 lakh women.

Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Sambalpur organised a women leadership programme under its Management Development Programme (MDP) for 30 women officers of Mahanadi Coalfields Limited.

The Indian Navy has deployed 28 women officers on board around 15 frontline warships, including aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, and the number is set to go up with more such appointments being planned.

A Railway Protection Force (RPF) officer, on duty in Bengal's Purulia station, saved the life of a woman who almost fell in the gap between the train and the platform as she lost her balance trying to get off a moving express train.

It was the inspiring words of her mother that motivated Jyoti Deepak Nainwal, the proud wife of martyred Naik Deepak Kumar, to rise from a being a humble homemaker in Uttarkhand and become an Army officer.

11 more women army officers to get permanent commission in 10 days, says centre after Supreme Court's contempt warning.

India has paid tribute to all women and men peacekeepers, including the 14 police officers who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty, said the country's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN.

Stating that the induction of women in the National Defence Academy (NDA) is a step towards gender equality, Army chief General MM Naravane on Friday said that "forty years down the line they (women) could be standing where I am standing now."

Under 'Mission Nari Shakti', girls in Moradabad were given a chance to occupy major district positions such as District Magistrate (DM), Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) and Chief Development Officer (CDO).

Angela Merkel encouraged more women to get involved in German politics as she prepared to leave office after 16 years as the country's first female chancellor, saying it was still too male-dominated and needed to get with the times.

Thirty-nine women Army officers have got Permanent Commission after winning a legal battle in the Supreme Court, which ordered the government to ensure their new service status is granted within seven working days.

A total of 43 Maoists, including nine women cadres, surrendered before the police in Chhattisgarh's worst Maoist-hit Sukma district on Wednesday, an officer said.

Former Pepsi Co. Chief Executive Officer Indra Nooyi, one of few women of color to ever run a large public U.S. company, said she's never asked for a raise and once turned one down during the financial crisis.

Army Chief General MM Naravane on Saturday released a postage stamp commemorating permanent commission to women officers in the Army.

Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday said that pregnant women and 'divyang' (differently-abled) employees of central government departments have been exempted from attending office in the wake of a sharp spike in Covid cases.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi initiated the transfer of Rs 1,000 crore to women's Self-Help Groups in Prayagraj today in what his office described as a "one of a kind" scheme. The project under Central Schemes is expected to benefit 16 lakh women.

Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Sambalpur organised a women leadership programme under its Management Development Programme (MDP) for 30 women officers of Mahanadi Coalfields Limited.

The Indian Navy has deployed 28 women officers on board around 15 frontline warships, including aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, and the number is set to go up with more such appointments being planned.

A Railway Protection Force (RPF) officer, on duty in Bengal's Purulia station, saved the life of a woman who almost fell in the gap between the train and the platform as she lost her balance trying to get off a moving express train.

It was the inspiring words of her mother that motivated Jyoti Deepak Nainwal, the proud wife of martyred Naik Deepak Kumar, to rise from a being a humble homemaker in Uttarkhand and become an Army officer.

11 more women army officers to get permanent commission in 10 days, says centre after Supreme Court's contempt warning.

India has paid tribute to all women and men peacekeepers, including the 14 police officers who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty, said the country's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN.

Stating that the induction of women in the National Defence Academy (NDA) is a step towards gender equality, Army chief General MM Naravane on Friday said that "forty years down the line they (women) could be standing where I am standing now."

Under 'Mission Nari Shakti', girls in Moradabad were given a chance to occupy major district positions such as District Magistrate (DM), Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) and Chief Development Officer (CDO).

Angela Merkel encouraged more women to get involved in German politics as she prepared to leave office after 16 years as the country's first female chancellor, saying it was still too male-dominated and needed to get with the times.

Thirty-nine women Army officers have got Permanent Commission after winning a legal battle in the Supreme Court, which ordered the government to ensure their new service status is granted within seven working days.

A total of 43 Maoists, including nine women cadres, surrendered before the police in Chhattisgarh's worst Maoist-hit Sukma district on Wednesday, an officer said.

Former Pepsi Co. Chief Executive Officer Indra Nooyi, one of few women of color to ever run a large public U.S. company, said she's never asked for a raise and once turned one down during the financial crisis.