More than two years ago, Malavika Hegde was a broken woman after the sudden demise of her husband VG Siddhartha, who founded Coffee Day Enterprises Ltd (CDEL). Cafe Coffee Day, or CCD as it’s popularly known, was his brainchild. Today, as the CEO, she is continuing his dream of running a successful coffee chain that

Three organizations have come together to tackle gender bias in advertising, specifically in the creatives department. Creative Equals, Diageo, and D&AD have recently launched a returnship program called Creative Comeback. As per reports, the organizations have launched the initiative ahead of International Women’s Day in March. The statement released by the organizations reveals that gaps

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) recently appointed Alka Mittal as its interim chairman and managing director. Alka is the first woman to head ONGC, a government-owned corporation. Having served at ONGC for over three decades now, Alka, a post-graduate in economics and a doctorate in commerce, replaces Subhash Kumar, who retired after superannuation last

In another display of women taking up challenging roles as guards, the Border Security Force (BSF) has posted women constables at the India-Bangladesh border to tackle smuggling across the border. As per news reports, about 36 female constables comprise the unit on the Haridaspur-Jayantipur Border Outpost along the India-Bangladesh border. While the BSF has been

The recently-released Draft Policy for Women by Tamil Nadu Government stresses education and employment opportunities alongside inclusion and financial empowerment. The salient features of the policy draft, which has sought feedback from stakeholders, include martial arts training for school and college girls, additional 50 person-days for households headed by single- and women households under MGNREGS.

The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) will have women commandos offering Z-plus security to VIPs for the first time. The CRPF’s contingent of women commandos will be on duty for Union Home Minister Amit Shah, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife, and the Gandhi family comprising MPs Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, apart

Fast-food chain KFC India has launched an area coaches program for women to create an ecosystem for women to head operations. In a tie-up with the Indian School of Hospitality, the program aims to facilitate the growth of women operation leaders. Taking a vow to double its women workforce across its restaurants under its DEI

8 transpersons will be appointed as special reserve sub-inspectors and Scene Of Crime Officers (SOCO) in Karnataka. A few months after announcing the reservation of 1 % for transpersons in government services, Karnataka on Tuesday sought applications to fill 8 posts in an ongoing recruitment drive for special reserve subinspectors and Scene Of Crime Officers

Indian-born Leena Nair will take over as the global CEO of Chanel, the French luxury fashion house. Leena, who worked with Unilever as the top HR, joins the growing league of Indian-origin executives being chosen for top posts across industries. As per news reports, she is the second Indian-born woman after Indra Nooyi to be

Dr. Neena Gupta of the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Kolkata, recently secured the Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians. She is the fourth Indian and the third woman to win the coveted prize. Dr. Gupta received the ‘2021 DST-ICTP-IMU Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians from developing countries’ for her work in algebraic geometry and commutative algebra,