An AI-powered interactive media experience, the ABSOLUTALLY walkway installation in Mumbai, aims to encourage allyship and inclusion for India’s queer community through multimedia and collaboration with popular Indian social media influencers. For the initiative, Absolut Glassware, an India-based subsidiary of Pernod Ricard India’s International Brands, has partnered with Inventech, a subsidiary of Laqshya Media Group.

Steelcase, a global leader in office furniture, has recently revealed that it has increased its women’s workforce to 60% in its Pune manufacturing plant. News reports citing the success story of the manufacturing company said that the percentage of women went up by 50% from 10% in early 2021. The reports added that they achieved

The United Kingdom has set more DEI targets for companies to meet in the next four years. The Parker Review Committee set up by the government in 2015 made recommendations for ethnic diversity targets for the companies. The measure was part of the initiatives to rope in more women and people from modest social backgrounds

Guwahati Railway Station in Assam has become the first railway station to open a tea stall run by transgender people. The tea stall was opened by the Northeast Frontier Railway in collaboration with the All Assam Transgender Association. The stall was inaugurated by Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) general manager Anshul Gupta, who lauded the efforts

The Elephant Whisperers, a documentary directed by Kartiki Gonsalves and produced by Guneet Monga, becomes the first-ever Indian production to win the prestigious Oscars. Directed by Kartiki Gonsalves and produced by Guneet Monga, the production won the Oscars in the Best Documentary Short Category. The film streaming on Netflix becomes the first Indian production to

A new study has found that women-led startups have outperformed the ecosystem. The study said that investments in such companies fell only 14% in 2022 when the entire ecosystem witnessed a dip of almost 40%. The report by Tracxn Technologies, a market intelligence platform, said that among all the cities in India, women-led startups in

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stressed the need to upskill youth as they hold the key to the economic progress of the country. He said that upskilling the youth population would help avail of the opportunities in the country and enable India to reach the 3rd spot from the current 5th place. News reports quoted

Britannia Industries has set a target of increasing its women’s workforce to 50% by 2024, according to news reports. The reports quoted a senior official from the organization, saying that the organization had 41 percent women employees and would increase the strength to 50 percent by the end of next year. The breakup comprises 15

India’s youngest airline Akasa endeavours to boost the participation of women in its staff from 37% to 50%, striving towards gender diversity and inclusivity. Akasa Air debuted only six months ago with 17 aircraft. The airline is planning to induct at least 50 new planes. Gender parity is a crucial component of Akasa’s growth strategy,

On February 24, the Supreme Court of India disposed of a plea seeking period leaves for women employees and students in educational institutions, observing that it came under the policy domain. The bench comprising the Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala pointed out there was a policy