India slipped to 25th in the 2026 Gender Equality in Chess Index (GECI), highlighting gender imbalance in the sport. Despite strong performances by elite women players, female participation in youth ...

Former India volleyball captain Abhijit Bhattacharya wins IOC's 2025 Gender Equality Award for promoting volleyball in rural Assam, empowering youth and girls.

On Women's Day, a World Bank report reveals women have only 64% of men's legal rights. While India's Constitution guarantees equality and progress is seen, experts say weak enforcement of laws on pay ...

India has slipped to 25th place in the Gender Equality in Chess Index 2026 despite improving its overall score compared to the previous edition. Here’s why it happened?

This article is authored by Cchavi Vasisht, associate fellow, Chintan Research Foundation, New Delhi.

Young BJP workers hold placards for the Women's Reservation Bill near the parliament building on September 20 in New Delhi. Young BJP workers hold placards for the Women's Reservation Bill near the ...

The United Nations’ theme for International Women’s Day 2026 - “Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls” is a call ...

Economist Lina Galvez Munoz is a member of the European Parliament and Chair of the European Parliament Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. In Delhi, Munoz spoke with Srijana Mitra Das at ...

NEW DELHI (TrustLaw) - The unprecedented public protests and national debate over the treatment of women following a brutal gang rape and murder case in India suggest the country could play a ...