India, March 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

On the occasion of International Women's Day, the President of India Smt Droupadi Murmu graced and addressed the event organised by the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development in New Delhi today (March 8, 2026). This national-level event was organised to celebrate the achievements and contributions of women across diverse fields and reaffirm the collective commitment towards gender equality, safety, dignity and empowerment of women.

Addressing the gathering, the President said that women are playing leading role in every field-education, administration, judiciary, military, medicine, science, technology, arts and entrepreneurship. Women in rural areas are becoming finan...