NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday took exception to the gender-discriminatory circular of the West Bengal health department, issued 10 days after a woman doctor’s rape-murder on Aug 9 night at the RG Kar Hospital, advising hospitals to limit women doctors‘ duty to 12 hours and avoid assigning them night duties.A bench of CJI D…
NEW DELHI: By 2036, India’s population is expected to reach 152.2 crore, with a slightly improved female percentage of 48.8% as compared to 48.5% in 2011, a report published by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MoSPI) showed on Monday.The report – ‘Women and Men in India 2023’ – projects that the proportion of…
NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued an advisory circular on “gender equality in the civil aviation sector” for industry stakeholders. The circular aims to increase the number of women in various positions to 25% by 2025 in India’s aviation industry. The regulator has advised stakeholders “to promote enhanced representation of…
NEW DELHI: After granting permanent commission to women short service commission officers in Army, Navy and Air Force, Supreme Court on Monday decided to examine similar career opportunity to women short service agreement (SSA) officers in Indian Coast Guard while ordering interim reinstatement of a woman officer who was discharged in Dec 2023 after a…
