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No independent woman director at 38% of NSE-listed companies

The current rules require that there must be one woman on the board, irrespective of her being an independent or executive director.

Oct 11, 2017, 14:32 PM IST

Over 2,000 companies do not have women directors

Certain class of listed and unlisted firms are required to comply with the woman director rules.

Dec 04, 2015, 17:55 PM IST

BSE fines 530 companies for delay in appointing women directors

Ahead of SEBI`s April 1 deadline, thousands of companies rushed to recruit women directors, with many installing the wives and mother-in-laws of their top executives.

Jul 15, 2015, 10:18 AM IST

Govt asks CPSEs to comply with woman director norms

Central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) have been asked to appoint independent women directors on their boards to comply with norms, government told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

Apr 28, 2015, 16:13 PM IST

Naresh Goyal brings wife Anita on Jet Airways board

Jet did so to comply with the Sebi's norm for listed companies to have at least one woman director on board.

Apr 09, 2015, 13:53 PM IST

SBI wants more women directors on its board

Pitching for greater gender diversity on its board, state-run banking giant SBI's Chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya on Thursday said the bank wants some more women directors and has already suggested a few names to the government.

Apr 02, 2015, 21:21 PM IST

Listed companies need to have at least independent woman director: IiAS

To ensure gender diversity in boardrooms, capital market watchdog Sebi should look at having at least one independent woman director in listed companies over a period of time, according to proxy advisory firm IiAS.

Apr 02, 2015, 19:28 PM IST

Sebi firm on woman director deadline; GIFT IFSC norms by April 1

Seeking to broaden access to capital markets, regulator Sebi will come out with new guidelines for start-ups to raise funds through IPOs while a fresh set of norms will be soon put in place for setting up the country's first International Financial Services Centre (IFSC).

Mar 20, 2015, 13:34 PM IST