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Tag: International Women

  • Chamber of Commerce launches forum for women entrepreneurs

    By PTI
    COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore chapter of the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has launched a forum to promote women entrepreneurs as part of International Women’s Day.

    The forum was formed to address specific needs of women entrepreneurs concerning business-related issues and Women Wise (WW) would bring together the collective wisdom of the entrepreneurs and initiate changes through them.

    The objective was to bring to the WW platform women who do not have easy access to areas like marketing, sourcing, finance and IT, among others, and help them resolve issues, a press release from the chamber said on Friday.

    The chamber would take up women empowerment as a special vertical adding a dimension to the activities of the chamber, its president G Balasubramaniam said in the release.

    A help desk would also be established on the Chamber premises to provide guidance on various aspects of business, it said, adding that the forum would endeavour to not only help women entrepreneurs set up new business but also facilitate ease of doing business for the existing entrepreneurs.

    The forum was launched by Nalini Shanmugham, granddaughter of Sir R K Shanmukham Chetty, the first Union Finance Minister of independent India and founder-president of the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Coimbatore, the release said.

  • Women’s day: Experts point out risk of chemical-ridden intimate hygiene washes

    By PTI
    NEW DELHI: Urging women not to ignore their intimate hygiene, health experts have warned against the use of chemical-ridden vaginal washes that increase the risk of infection.

    Speaking on the eve of International Women’s Day, the experts on Sunday advised usage of hygiene products that have natural ingredients enriched with bacterial and fungus prevention properties.

    “Women should use particularly those intimate washes which enhance their skin health and serve as a helpful add-on therapy for those with vaginal infections,” R P Prashar from Delhi-based Ayurveda Hospital said in a statement.

    Sanchit Sharma, executive director, AIMIL Pharma engaged in manufacturing ayurvedic drugs, said keeping in mind the health hygiene need of women, researchers have developed ‘Ayouthveda Vagitone Intimate Hygiene Wash’ that is rich in green tea, ‘haridra’, ‘amla’ among others, known for their time-tested ayurvedic and anti-bacterial properties.

    “Mostly, it has been found that chemical-based products have adverse health impact on women. Hence when it comes to internal organs of women, it is important to be careful,” he said.

    He asserted that adding chemicals like silicon and artificial colours in such products should be strictly prohibited.

    Prashar said there is widespread ignorance among women when it comes to their intimate hygiene.

    In India, at least eight out of ten women are vulnerable to vaginal infection, while at least 80 per cent ignore the importance of internal hygiene due to which they face various bacterial and fungus infection issues, according to data.

    Similarly, women in the age group of 18 to 45 years do not share such problems either due to their busy schedule or shyness, as per several studies.

    The Union government has also been stressing on safe hygiene practices.

    The Ministry of Medium, Small and Micro Enterprise’s (MSME) Flavour and Fragnance Development Corporation (FFDC) has prepared the natural face serum and fragrance, and recently transferred the technology to AIMIL.

  • More women empowerment programs to be launched in UP: Yogi Adityanath

    By ANI
    GORAKHPUR: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said that women empowerment programs will be held across the state along with the launch of more safety measures for females.

    At a program launch during his two-day visit to the city, Adityanath said, “This International Women’s Day, women empowerment programs will be held across the state besides the launch of more women safety measures. Value of ‘Gaon ki beti sabki beti, Gaon ki behen sabki behen,’ should be inculcated.”

    He further mentioned that the Rajghat cremation ground has been renovated and many new facilities have been made available there.

    “Rajghat (cremation ground) has been renovated, unlike how it was used to be, it is clean and has many facilities. We have also requested the Centre to approve a six-lane path to Gorakhpur,” Adityanath said.

    “Soon, there will be a ‘Plastic Park’ too, which will employ over 25,000 youths,” he added.

    Speaking about Gorakhpur tourism, the UP Chief Minister said, “There are several opportunities in the area of tourism as people from across the world visit Gorakhpur. Connecting Nepal and Bihar, Gorakhpur also becomes the central point of ‘Bodh Tourism’.”

    Earlier in the day, he held the ‘Janata Darbar’ at the Gorakhnath Temple, where he heard the problems of people and also assured them of solutions.