Anita Sharma was paralysed from the waist below when she was barely six months old and says the happiest moment of her life was when she could finally drive her…
On My Own: Anita’s driving school for the disabled
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Shoes are blinking green on this eco-friendly route
Based in Pune, Pooja Apte-Badamikar’s BlinkGreen has caught the attention of people across the country. What is so special about BlinkGreen? They make footwear which is upcycled from tyre scraps.…
Making paper lamps, winning awards: Story of Godavari Satpute
Hailing from Nari, Maharashtra, Godavari Satpute runs her own paper lamp-making business, which she founded in 2009. At 38, she runs her own manufacturing unit in Nari, while also offering…
Metropolis MD says women entrepreneurs lonely, needs mentors
In a conference held in Mumbai earlier this month, Metropolis Healthcare managing director Ameera Shah has said that starting a small business could be extremely lonely. She shared anecdotes on…
‘Only 10% of Indian start-up founders are women’
A three-day event organised by Tie Global in partnership with the US embassy marked the start of mentorship program AIRSWEEE (All India Roadshow for Women’s Economic Empowerment through Entrepreneurship) Scale-Up…
Just two women in 100 most powerful Indians’ list!
When it comes to the list of India’s most powerful, it is still agonisingly a man’s world. Just finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Congress president Sonia Gandhi feature in top…
How’s the Junoon? Suchita Oswal spins $1.1 billion a year
Suchita Oswal Jain spins over a billion dollars a year at the head of the Vardhman Textiles Limited, leading the country’s largest textiles conglomerate engaged in manufacturing yarns, fabric, threads,…
China has failed its women as they face acute discrimination
As China plummets in gender equality rankings amid discrimination even after 70 years of Mao’s Revolution, the girl child has come to bear the brunt of the one-child policy of the…
Twinkle Khanna launches for-women digital platform Tweak India
Well-known Bollywood actor and a successful entrepreneur in her own right, Twinkle Khanna has now forayed into the digital space as launched her digital media platform Tweak India. A press…
Indian women make waves as YouTube Content Creators
While in 2015 there were no women YouTubers with over a million subscribers in India, the number has grown to 120 in 2019, say recent reports. In all, India is…
