Self-Help Groups (SHGs) are voluntary associations that aim to improve the economic conditions of rural communities. Participants from various rural/local communities, including women, are involved in these groups, restricted to twenty participants by legal frameworks (Jose, 2023). They are associated with rural banks and can exist with or without registration (Gupta, 2020).
In a sign that July GST collections are likely to be more robust than the anaemic June figures, the call money rate and weighted average tripartite repo rate went up in India, as banks saw the demand for funds go up, to pay GST dues to the government. The Purchasing Managers’ Indices for services, manufacturing and composite activity all signal growth, although this is yet to reflect in credit growth.
The public health narrative on mental health care access in India revolves around infrastructure, implementation challenges, cultural stigma and resources. This record misses the capture of a deeper issue, the gendered influence on mental health care access.
Across many parts of the world, especially in marginalized communities, menstruation is surrounded by silence, shame, and misinformation. Girls are often taught to stay quiet about their periods. Some miss school. Communities are beginning to lead the conversation around menstrual health, pushing back against deeply rooted taboos with education, empathy, and empowerment.
In India's classrooms, young women are leading the way. They lead merit lists, claim
competitive scholarships, and enter fields once dominated by men. Almost half of the nation's students in higher education are now women. A startling jump from a generation past.
The Government e-Procurement System of the National Informatics Centre (GePNIC) is one of India’s flagship digital governance projects under the National e-Governance Plan. Built by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, it was designed to replace cumbersome, paper-heavy procurement processes with a fully digital system. The goal was simple but ambitious : make government procurement faster, fairer, and more transparent.