Indian start-ups are disrupting the world and women-based entrepreneurship is one of the vehicles for realising a more equal society, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Monday. Addressing an event organised by FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO), Kant further said India at present has more than 61,000 start-ups and 81 unicorns. "Indian start-ups are disrupting the world especially in new emerging areas of health, nutrition and agriculture," he said.
'I assured them I will not back away. I will not betray those who have supported me till now. Their confidence in me is what gives me the strength to move forward'
It would be a trial on children aged 2-18 years for which Bharath Biotech may get the licence in the third quarter of this year.
Facebook COO touches upon various aspects of gender differences common across cultures.
Ace tennis player Sania Mirza said India still needs to do a lot more to bring women at par with men in sports, though the country has come a long way in this aspect.
After corporates and youth, it was the turn of woman power that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Monday sought to woo in his bid to reach out to audiences nationwide in a speech that also had digs at Rahul Gandhi and the woman Governor in his state.
The Gujarat chief minister is going all out to make Modiland a safe haven for women.
The delegation was led by Union Women and Child Development Minister Renuka Chowdhary and comprised non-governmental organisations, FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO), and Bollywood actress Preity Zinta.
A visiting Pakistani women's trade delegation on Friday signed an agreement with India's Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry to promote business between the arch-rivals.
The IOA president feels a good showing in the 2010 Commonwealth Games will win India the bid to host the 2016 Olympics.
The prospects of returns on investment in residential properties and office rentals is brighter than that in stock markets due to low risk factor, a real estate expert said.
Pullela Gopichand called P V Sindhu and Saina Nehwal -- his two most successful pupils -- as 'precious diamonds'.
She said it is even more important in the changing dynamic world where the business environment also keeps on changing all the time.
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday suggested that its stand on the Supreme Court judgement on Section 377 of IPC which upheld criminality of homosexual relations is still open, saying the debate over the issue is not yet over.
The Pune-based company's chief executive Adar Poonawalla said the company, which is the largest vaccine maker in the world, is putting $200 million at risk by manufacturing nearly 300 million doses before the final nod to launch the vaccine in market, which is expected at best by the end of the year.
Amazon.in has announced the launch of first-of its-kind women-only outlets for delivering products.
The story of Anila Jyothi Reddy, a farm labourer who became an entrepreneur, is full of lessons.
Indian Olympic Association President Narinder Batra today said that the country should aim to win 'double digit' medals at the Tokyo Olympics
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