Why You Should Consider a Home Loan from IDBI Bank
Jan 20, 2025, at 06:23 pm
Is any decision in your life bigger and more significant than purchasing a home? Probably not, especially if you are in India, because having a home is not just a sign of stability but prosperity and a matter of great pride.
India needs more women in workforce to spur growth, say experts
Oct 16, 2024, at 06:04 am
New Delhi: With just a 32 percent female labour force participation rate in South Asia, increasing women’s employment requires a holistic approach and action from all stakeholders, experts said at a discussion on “Policy Options to Raise Female Employment in India”, organised jointly by the National Council of Applied Economic Research and the World Bank here on Tuesday.
Firms with women in board, top management perform better: NCAER Study
Jul 02, 2024, at 07:20 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The ‘woman director’ mandate under The Companies Act (2013) to address gender gap led to a remarkable rise in the share of women in board positions, which led to better economic performance and lower financial risk, particularly of large and medium-sized firms, says a study by the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER).
Sep 30, 2023, at 08:18 pm
The U.S. Consulate General Kolkata, in partnership with the Aroh Foundation and Nexus Start-up Hub, organized a boot camp and Shark Tank Style Pitching Event for a group of nearly 20 women entrepreneurs on Friday in Kolkata.
Many female workers leave as TCS ends work from home
Jun 14, 2023, at 04:40 am
Bengaluru: IT major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) suffered an unintended setback when it announced an end to remote work as more female employees decided not to return to work than their male counterparts.
Women from tier 2 cities and beyond dominating the job market: Report
Jan 18, 2023, at 06:38 am
New Delhi: In the year 2022, jobs and professional networking platform, apna witnessed more than 31 million professional conversations among women from Tier 1, Tier 2, and beyond cities with an overall 36% YoY increase in women users on the platform.
Assam employment: More than 400 women from Puthimari generate Rs 25 lakh income from farming
Jan 02, 2023, at 10:28 pm
Tezpur: More than 400 women in Assam's Puthimari area are generating Rs 25 lakhs turnover in a single year by practising agricultural activities in nearly 1000 bighas of farm land.
Financialization of women proceeding at a rapid pace: Senior SBI official
Jun 30, 2022, at 09:32 pm
Kolkata/UNI: With the advent of Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), the financialization of women is gaining traction, according to Dr Soumya Kanti Ghosh, Group Chief Economic Adviser, State Bank of India.
TransUnion CIBIL ranked among 'India’s Best Workplaces for Women 2021'
Dec 04, 2021, at 01:15 am
Mumbai/IBNS: TransUnion CIBIL has been recognized by "Great Place to Work in India" among the Top 50 India’s Best Workplaces for Women 2021 (Mid-size Companies category).
Encouraging small businesses by women to grow is the key aim of Global Links India Alumni Connect
Jan 21, 2020, at 08:50 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Global Links India Alumni Connect recently organised their capstone ceremony at the American Center in Kolkata, which revealed how a select group of students and women entrepreneurs got together to scale up their small businesses.
Life insurance popular choice among women: IndiaFirst Life Insurance-ASSOCHAM
Mar 09, 2018, at 10:19 pm
New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS): Life insurance is the most popular choice of the respondents with at least 72% wanting to invest in it followed by deposits both fixed and recurring at 69% and mutual funds at 61%, a survey released on International Women’s Day by ASSOCHAM and IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company Limited.