Amid dark clouds of economic meltdown, commercial cultivation of flower is booming in the Jammu region, with women taking the lead.

Women in the region are opting for floriculture rather than traditional crops.

A large number of women have set up floriculture businesses of their own in the
past few months.

Police commissioner S.S. Deswal launched Disha, an NGO for women in distress on International Women

PATHANAMTHITTA: The Pathanamthitta District Cooperative Bank, as part of empowering women through self-employment schemes to enhance their economic self-sufficiency, has introduced various projects.

As part of the self-employment scheme, an assistance worth Rs 8.53 lakh would be sanctioned to 56 women on Women

Ahmedabad: They are the women of substance and have proved their mettle by excelling in their respective domains in Gujarat.

In a highly commendable initiative, the World Bank will shortly launch its report on poor women's health in South Asia as part of a wider effort to help the regional countries meet the gender and health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), set by the United Nations.