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Empowering Tomorrow: The Rise of Women in Global Workforce Dynamics

Event conceptualised and executed by ET Edge

MUMBAI, India, June 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The global landscape of workforce dynamics is witnessing a profound transformation with the remarkable rise of women as key contributors, leaders, and innovators. Over the past decade, women have redefined organizational cultures, fostering inclusivity, collaboration, and sustainable growth. As they continue to comprise an increasingly significant portion of the global workforce, their impact on economies, industries, and societies at large has become undeniable. According to recent data from the International Labour Organization (ILO), women’s participation in the global workforce has seen a steady increase, with projections indicating a continued upward trajectory in the years to come. This surge in women’s workforce participation represents one of the most profound economic and social shifts of the 21st century, underscoring the imperative of creating environments that enable women to thrive and excel.

Against this backdrop, the ET NOW Best Organisations for Women Conclave 2024, hosted by Times Group, emerges as a pivotal platform for celebrating the strides made in advancing gender equality and empowerment in the workplace. Scheduled for March 21, 2024, at the illustrious Sahara Star in Mumbai, this exclusive conclave brought together visionaries, thought leaders, and change agents from across industries to illuminate the path towards a more equitable and inclusive future.

The event commenced with an inspiring keynote address, setting the stage for thought-provoking discussions, insightful panels, and engaging conversations centred around women’s empowerment, leadership, and organizational excellence. At the heart of the conclave was a commitment to spotlighting organizations that have demonstrated exemplary practices and initiatives in promoting gender diversity and fostering a culture of inclusion.

Dr. Seema Rao, a trailblazing figure in martial arts and India’s first woman commando trainer, delivered a special address, debunking the “Superwoman Myth” and emphasizing the importance of perfectionism and prioritizing self-care. A thought-provoking panel discussion titled “The She Suite: Of Legacy, Ladder, and Leadership” featured distinguished women leaders sharing personal experiences and strategies for navigating the complexities of leadership.

Attendees gained insights from a case study on MG Motor India and the Changing Role of Women in Manufacturing, followed by a presentation from the Knowledge and Research Partner and the unveiling of the Coffee Table Book.

A historic panel discussion, “Taking Charge: Stories of Triumph from Women in Uniform,” brought together pioneering women officers from the Indian armed forces. Delving into topics of gender equality, inclusion in combat roles, and women’s vital contributions to national defense, the session emphasized the significance of representation and exceptional leadership qualities. Featuring Colonel Noreen Shanet John, Lieutenant Colonel Namrata Rathore, Wing Commander Rajalakshmi Prithviraj, and Lieutenant Commander Aanchal Sharma, alongside the esteemed chairmanship of Lieutenant General (retd) PJS Pannu, the event showcased both the remarkable achievements of women in uniform and the evolving dynamics within the armed forces.

Special addresses, panel discussions, and fireside chats continued throughout the evening, covering topics such as re-entry of women in the workforce post-motherhood, stories of triumph from women in uniform, the significance of employee resource groups and support networks, and the role of diversity in driving innovation.

The event concluded with a Global DEI Alliance special segment, followed by a closing address.

Throughout the day, attendees delved into a diverse array of topics, ranging from redefining success metrics to dismantling systemic barriers that hinder women’s advancement in the workplace. With a blend of interactive sessions, immersive workshops, and networking opportunities, the conclave promises to be a catalyst for meaningful dialogue, collaboration, and action.

Moreover, the unveiling of the Coffee Table Book, a visual ode to the achievements and journeys of organizations committed to women’s empowerment, served as a poignant reminder of the progress made and the milestones yet to be achieved on the journey towards gender parity.

The ET NOW Best Organisations for Women Conclave 2024 represents a milestone in the ongoing quest for gender equality and workplace empowerment. As we come together to celebrate achievements, share insights, and chart the course for the future, we reaffirm our collective commitment to creating workplaces where every individual has the opportunity to thrive and succeed.

The felicitations included organisations that have excelled in their respective fields, like, AB InBev GCC Services India, Abbvie, Altimetrik, Alvarez & Marsal, Amadeus, Annapurna Finance, Apparel Group India, Aspire Systems, Avanse Financial Services, Avery Dennison India, AXA Global Business Services, AZB & PARTNERS ADVOCATES & SOLICITORS, Bharat Serums and Vaccines (BSV), Biocon Biologics,  Blue Dart Express,  Cadila Pharmaceuticals,  Capgemini Technology Services India,  Careernet, CIPLA, Collins Aerospace, Dabur India, DP World, EQ India, GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals, HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company, HDFC Life Insurance, Henkel India, Hexaware Technologies, HINDUSTAN UNILEVER,  Piramal Pharma,  PTC Software India, Vu Televisions,  Zydus Lifesciences, Carlsberg India, HDFC Bank, Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance, KYNDRYL, Lodha, Marico, Mars India, Max Estates, Michelin, Midland Credit Management India,  Myntra Designs, Nestlé India, NTPC, Optum India, P&G India, Pitney Bowes,  Power Grid Corporation of India, 2nd Guest,  QualiZeal, Quest Global Ramco Systems, Randstad India, Raymond Realty, Refex Group, RING, Sagility India,  Sterlite Power, Tata BlueScope Steel, Tata Consultancy Services, Tavant, Tech Mahindra, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Central Bank of India, Intuit India, INFOSYS, Flipkart Internet, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Marks & Spencer, MG Motor India, Salesforce India, Tata Consultancy Services, Titan Company, Trident Group, TVS Motor, Vedanta Aluminium, Vestian, VFS Global, VIP Industries, VISTARA – TATA SIA AIRLINES, Wipro, Yotta Data Services, Zomato

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Reliance Digital Launches ‘Baaptaa’, a Father’s Day Campaign Celebrating the Many Expressions of Fatherhood

MUMBAI, India, June 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Reliance Digital has launched ‘Baaptaa’, a Father’s Day campaign to celebrate the many expressions of fatherhood. Built around a simple cultural observation, while “Maa ki Mamta” has long been a part of India’s collective vocabulary, there has never been a word that captures the distinct ways fathers express love, the campaign introduces ‘Baaptaa’ as a tribute to the many shades of fatherhood.

Conceptualised as an original music-led campaign, Baaptaa celebrates fathers not as idealised figures, but as they are experienced in everyday life, protective, dependable, emotional, quirky, practical, occasionally embarrassing, and always present. Through a relatable narrative, the campaign acknowledges the countless ways fathers care for their families, often through actions rather than words.

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At the heart of the campaign is an original music video told from a father’s perspective, capturing the different roles he plays across life’s moments and milestones. The film brings to life the humour, warmth and unspoken affection that characterise father-child relationships, while giving a name to a form of love that many recognise but few have articulated.

The campaign stems from a simple insight: while motherhood has often found expression through familiar phrases and popular references, the unique language of fatherhood has remained largely undefined. Baaptaa seeks to fill that gap by creating a term that reflects the everyday gestures, practical wisdom and quiet sacrifices that fathers make.

Father’s Day communication often leans into familiar emotional territory, but Reliance Digital’s campaign celebrates fathers in a way that feels more culturally authentic and relatable. The idea for ‘Baaptaa’ came from a simple observation — mother’s love has been immortalised in a number of heartfelt, emotional songs, there needed to be an anthem dedicated to dad’s love. And thus was born Baaptaa – a love language that is often awkward, practical, protective, humorous and deeply felt, even if rarely verbalised. It’s a celebration of fatherhood in all its wonderfully imperfect forms immortalized by a song that you won’t be able to stop humming.

Shop for the widest range of electronics at Reliance Digital and thank your father for his Baaptaa.

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Harper Collins Publishers India is Delighted to Announce the Recent Publication of ‘People We Love’ by Preeti Shenoy

NEW DELHI, June 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — HarperCollins Publishers India is delighted to share the recent publication of People We Love by bestselling author Preeti Shenoy. At once tender and sharp, this collection of stories offers intimate, truthful and relatable portraits of the people we cherish, the ones we lose, and the people we become.

ABOUT THE BOOK

The people we love never truly leave our story…

In these tender yet piercing stories, Preeti Shenoy returns to some of her most beloved characters to reveal who they were before they appeared in her bestselling novels It’s All in the Planets and The One You Cannot Have.

Aniket, a coder, carries the weight of a longing for Trisha that he cannot bring himself to act on. Nidhi abandons her corporate life to teach pottery, only to discover that clay is far more forgiving than the people she loves. A quiz competition sparks an unlikely romance between Aman and Shruti, one that must withstand parental disapproval and class divides. And Anjali, a journalist, is so busy chasing stories that she almost misses the one unfolding in her own life.

Set against the pulse of contemporary India, People We Love explores the tug-of-war between duty and desire, family and freedom, who we are and who we dare to be. Intimate and deeply felt, these are stories about love that stays, leaves and almost slips away … love that quietly and irrevocably shapes the people we become.

Preeti Shenoy, author, says, “People We Love is a collection of three long stories, prequels to my bestsellers It’s All in the Planets and The One You Cannot Have. If you have read those books, you already know how these characters’ stories unfold. But what you don’t know yet is where it all began, the loves they carried, the choices they made, and the people they were before life shaped them into who you met on those pages. Writing these prequels felt like returning to a home I hadn’t realised I missed, and discovering rooms I had never been in before.”

Rashmi Menon, Associate Publisher – HarperCollins India, adds, “Preeti Shenoy has an extraordinary gift for finding the heartbeat of ordinary lives. People We Love is a warm, wise and deeply humane collection of short stories that reunites readers with favourite characters from her bestselling novels It’s All in the Planets and The One You Cannot Have, weaving them into fresh, deeply satisfying narratives. These characters feel like people you know, and their journeys will move, comfort and surprise you. This uplifting, thought–provoking collection reminds us why we turn to stories in the first place. We couldn’t be more excited to share it with our readers.”

ABOUT THE AUTHOR 

Preeti Shenoy is among the highest-selling authors in India. She was featured on the Forbes longlist of the most influential celebrities in India. Her books include When Love Came Calling, Wake Up Life, Is Calling, Life Is What You Make It, The Rule Breakers, A Hundred Little Flames, It’s All in the Planets, Why We Love the Way We Do, The Secret Wish List, The One You Cannot Have and many others. Her work has been translated into many Indian languages. Preeti is also a motivational speaker, an avid fitness enthusiast, and an artist specializing in portraiture and illustrated journalling. Preeti lives in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

ABOUT HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS INDIA

At HarperCollins Publishers India, we believe in telling the best stories and ensuring they reach the widest readership. We publish around 250 new books every year across 10 imprints, adding to a diverse catalogue of more than 3,000 titles in print and digital formats, with an array of genres and voices that ensure there is a book for every reader. Our authors have won some of the most prestigious literary awards, and we are proud to publish many acclaimed writers, alongside new and emerging voices shaping contemporary literature. We are also the publishers of The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga, winner of the Booker Prize 2008, and Girl in White Cotton by Avni Doshi, shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2020, and HarperCollins India itself has been awarded “Publisher of the Year” several times. In addition, we represent some of the finest global publishers such as Harvard University Press, Lonely Planet, Oneworld, Nosy Crow, Usborne, and National Geographic Children, bringing Indian readers access to world-class books and ideas. We are also proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work for two consecutive years, a recognition of our culture, people, and values that make HarperCollins India a truly inspiring workplace. 

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Nandini Tripathi, Manager – Marketing (Commercial)

Email: nandini.tripathi@harpercollins.co.in | Mobile: +91 9718928839

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Fulfilling PM Modi’s Dream of Atmanirbhar Bharat: India’s AI Writing Startup Kreativespace Incubated at IIT Kharagpur

  1. Kreativespace, an Indian AI-powered writing platform founded by Vinet Kakadea, has been incubated at IIT Kharagpur and recognized by SVNIT University, Ministry of Education under Bodhan AI Conclave also through the NVIDIA Inception Program, AWS Startup Program, and DPIIT under Startup India.
  2. The platform unifies 8 AI-powered writing tools, along with AI Humanizer and Message AI feature being the latest addition into a single ecosystem, so you can generate and refine content all in one place.
  3. The company reports more than 50,000+ signed-up users, 75,000+ anonymous users, and roughly 100,000 monthly website visitors, positioning itself as the only Indian company operating at scale in the global AI writing market.

SURAT, India, June 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Kreativespace, an AI-powered writing platform, is building out its position as the only homegrown alternative in a market long dominated by international tools such as Grammarly and QuillBot. Founded by Vinet Kakadea and incubated at IIT Kharagpur, the company has aligned its growth with the broader push behind Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Atmanirbhar Bharat (Self-Reliant India) initiative, which encourages indigenous technology development capable of competing on a global scale.

Kreativespace Incubated at IIT Kharagpur

As AI adoption accelerates across India’s education, research, and enterprise sectors, Kreativespace is among a small group of Indian startups building writing technology designed to compete directly with established international platforms.

Kreativespace’s progress has been recognized by several institutions central to India’s startup and technology ecosystem. The company has been incubated at IIT Kharagpur, selected under SSIP 2.0 through SVNIT University, and chosen by the Ministry of Education to present its work at the Bodhan AI Conclave. It has also been accepted into the NVIDIA Inception Program and the AWS Startup Program, and holds DPIIT recognition under the Startup India initiative.

Where many writing-tool users rely on separate subscriptions for content generation to refinement for grammar correction, paraphrasing, plagiarism checking, citation generation, and editing, Kreativespace brings these functions into a single platform as a super-app for AI writing tools. The company says its approach centers on affordability and accessibility alongside performance, aiming to make advanced AI writing assistance available to a wider range of users regardless of geography or budget.

The idea for Kreativespace took shape while founder Vinet Kakadea was studying at New York University and Marymount University in the United States, where he experienced firsthand how students, researchers, and professionals often need multiple paid subscriptions to cover writing-related tasks. That fragmented experience led him to build a super-app offering each of these capabilities together, at a more accessible price point.

Kreativespace combines 8 AI-powered writing tools with AI Humanizer and Message AI feature being the latest addition, allowing users to generate, rewrite, refine, and humanize content without moving between separate platforms. The product is available via web platform, mobile apps on the App Store and Google Play, browser extensions for Chrome, Mozilla, and Edge, and a Google Docs add-on.

Vinet Kakadea, Founder of Kreativespace, said, “Kreativespace’s vision is to digitalize the entire Indian education ecosystem to support PM Modi’s Atmanirbhar Bharat scheme.”

About Kreativespace

Kreativespace with the Motto of Making Writing Accessible for Everyone: Kreativespace is an AI-powered writing platform built to make AI writing tools accessible, affordable, and effective for students, researchers, educators, professionals, content creators, startups, and enterprises. Founded by Vinet Kakadea, the company is incubated at IIT Kharagpur and has been recognized by AWS Startup Program, the NVIDIA Inception Program, and DPIIT under Startup India. For more information, visit kreativespace.com.

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