Archive · 5 Jun 2025
India Urges Support for Women in Green Businesses
Imagine if more women were leading companies that help the environment!
Right now, not many women are in charge of these "green" businesses.
To fix this, we need to help women get money to start their companies.
It's also important to give women mentors to help them, and encourage more women to study engineering.
This way, India can make a lot of progress on the environment and become a more prosperous nation.
The article discusses the importance of supporting green innovation and increasing women-led green businesses.
Women currently lead only 18% of start-ups, limiting India's green potential.
Barriers for women include difficulty in accessing finance and a lack of tailored mentorship.
Recommendations include unbiased finance, better mentorship, and encouraging more women in engineering.
Empowering women is essential for achieving India's sustainable development goals.
- Who
- Union Minister Piyush Goyal and women entrepreneurs in green businesses.
- What
- Calls to support green innovation, and increase women-led green businesses in India.
- When
- Published on June 5, 2025
- Where
- India
- Why
- Empowering women entrepreneurs is crucial for India's sustainable development and green growth.
- Women-led Start-up Percentage (2024)
- 18%
- Odisha's Green Economy Market Potential
- $23 billion
- Self-financed Women Entrepreneurs (2014)
- 79%
- Women in Engineering
- 19.2%
- Government term loans to women entrepreneurs
- ₹2 crore