Onwards and upwards: women of Tamil Nadu claim their space in local administration

Women in Tamil Nadu are rising in local governance, asserting their power and challenging systemic discrimination in ...

“Laughed at by his village, trusted by the world”: "Pad Man" Arunachalam Muruganantham who changed millions of women’s lives and how

A school dropout, Arunachalam Muruganantham, revolutionized menstrual hygiene in India by inventing an affordable sanitary pad-making machine. Driven by concern for his wife's struggles, he overcame ...
Reuters

Denied a chair, Dalit women confront discrimination on Indian village councils

CHENNAI, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When Priya Periyasamy was elected to lead her village council in southern India a year ago, her parents warned that she would face hostility as a ...
Indiatimes

Tamil Nadu’s first village startup community launched in Coimbatore district

The Pillaiappampalayam Startup Community has been launched in association with Rural Women Technology Park and PSGR Krishnammal College for Women. The Pillaiappampalayam Startup Community has been ...
Zee Business

Tamil Nadu interim budget 2026-27: Women welfare, MSME growth and Tamil culture in focus ahead of polls

Tamil Nadu interim budget 2026-27: Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu presented the interim budget for 2026-27 ahead of Assembly elections, keeping the focus on women welfare schemes, MSME ...