Bihar: Women in Jamui empowered through herbal 'Gulal' production as demand soars ahead of Holi

IANS | March 7, 2025 2:50 PM

Jamui, March 7 (IANS) With Holi just around the corner, markets in Bihar are abuzz with preparations, and this year, there’s a growing demand for herbal gulal made from flowers and natural ingredients. In Jamui district, women are crafting this eco-friendly gulal, combining traditional knowledge with creativity to make vibrant colours from fruits, flowers, and plants.

'JFK, mass cooking, and fashion fiascos': The colourful but exacting lives of Indian diplomatic spouses (Book Review)

Vikas Datta | March 6, 2025 1:57 PM

New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Even amid themselves, they note how they seem to only make gulab jamuns and samosas by the hundreds for official occasions, but India's 'informal diplomats' frequently show their metier. Like this absent diplomat's pregnant wife, under house arrest in Dhaka with her young son amid the 1965 war, ensuring she burnt the cypher books and then browbeat her Pakistani captors into treating her properly.

Know about South India by participating in ‘Vividhta ka Amrit Mahotsav’: President Murmu

IANS | March 5, 2025 10:10 PM

New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu said that to know and understand about the culture and vibrant cultural heritage of South India, people must participate in the ‘Vividhta ka Amrit Mahotsav’ at Rashtrapati.

Participation of Indian women in workforce rises from 23 pc to 42 pc in 6 years

IANS | March 5, 2025 4:06 PM

New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) The labour force participation rate for women in India has risen from 23 per cent in 2017-18 to approximately 42 per cent in 2023-24 with a notable increase in educated women joining the workforce, Union Labour and Employment Secretary Sumita Dawra said on Wednesday.

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Bihar: Women in Jamui empowered through herbal 'Gulal' production as demand soars ahead of Holi

'JFK, mass cooking, and fashion fiascos': The colourful but exacting lives of Indian diplomatic spouses (Book Review)

Know about South India by participating in ‘Vividhta ka Amrit Mahotsav’: President Murmu

Participation of Indian women in workforce rises from 23 pc to 42 pc in 6 years

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