sundayguardianlive.com At a time when software icon N.R. Narayana Murthy has suggested greater focus on STEM areas (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) for speeding up the country’s march to become…
BITS Pilani Collaborates on ‘Womenpreneurs for Bharat 1.0’; for Pushing Women Led Startups
telegraphindia.com In a groundbreaking collaboration, BITS Pilani’s technology incubator, PIEDS, in partnership with the Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) from NITI Aayog and supported by Aditya Birla Capital Foundation, has introduced…
15,000 Farming Drones for Women Entrepreneurs: Centre’s ₹1261 Cr Scheme to Transform Agriculture
upsccolorfullnotes.com The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister has approved a new scheme to provide drones to 15,000 Women Self Help Groups (SHGs) across India. As announced, the scheme has an outlay of Rs. 1261…
Indian Women In Ireland Break Gender Pay Barrier, Earn More Than Men
ndtv.com Indian women in Ireland have broken a major glass ceiling to emerge as the highest median weekly earners in the country. Indian women are also the only female nationality…
BITS Pilani, ABCF and NITI Aayog to Empower Women-Led Startups
livemint.com BITS Pilani’s technology business incubator, Pilani Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Society (PIEDS), has introduced the inaugural edition of its startup initiative, “Womenpreneur for Bharat 1.0″. This program is conducted in…
SKUAST-K holds 3 entrepreneurship programmes at Women’s Polytechnic
greaterkashmir.com Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir conducted three Entrepreneurship Awareness Programmes (EAP) on sustainable agro-ecosystem practices, quality management and digital marketing at Govt Polytechnic College for…
SKUAST-K holds 5 advanced skill and management trainings
greaterkashmir.com Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir’s Faculty of Agriculture conducted a series of five ‘Existing-Entrepreneurship Development Programmes and Advanced Management Development Programmes’ for building skills and…
Women weave tales of empowerment at IITF
timesofindia.indiatimes.com The water hyacinth, often labelled as an oxygen thief and invasive troublemaker in the Northeast, has metamorphosed into a saviour for rural artisans, particularly women. Akokla, at 27, has…
B’luru home to 1,783 women-led startups
timesofindia.indiatimes.com Bengaluru is home to 1,783 women-led startups followed by Mumbai and Delhi at 1,480 and 1,195 respectively, showed data from startup data platform Tracxn. Noida, Kolkata, and Ahmedabad, took…
In Bihar, women entrepreneurs are bringing solar energy to villages
lifestyle.livemint.com Until four months ago, 34-year-old Renu Kumari, whose primary income comes from running an eatery business, was spending close to ₹1,700 a month on electricity—a large portion of her…