{"id":93177,"date":"2021-03-08T17:50:10","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T12:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=93177"},"modified":"2021-03-09T12:05:15","modified_gmt":"2021-03-09T06:35:15","slug":"all-woman-crew-of-sci-vessel-makes-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/all-woman-crew-of-sci-vessel-makes-history\/","title":{"rendered":"All-Woman crew of SCI Vessel makes history"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nWhat is the News?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Union Minister has flagged off an all-women crew onboard Shipping Corporation of India(SCI) vessel named \u201cMT Swarna Krishna\u201d. This initiative was taken to celebrate International Women\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n

What is the significance of this initiative?<\/strong><\/h5>\n
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  • This is the first time in the world maritime history that a ship is being sailed by all women officers.<\/li>\n
  • The move also demonstrated the gradual shift in the perception of seafaring as a male-oriented profession and the principles of Diversity & Inclusion that SCI upholds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    \u00a0<\/strong>MT Swarna Krishna Vessel:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • MT Swarna Krishna was built in 2010. It is a shipping tanker of the Shipping Corporation of India Limited(SCI).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
      Shipping Corporation of India Limited(SCI):<\/strong><\/h5>\n
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      • Established in: <\/strong>SCI is a Government of India Public Sector Enterprise. It was established in 1961 by an amalgamation of Eastern Shipping Corporation and Western Shipping Corporation.<\/li>\n
      • Purpose: <\/strong>It operates and manages vessels that service both the national and international lines.<\/li>\n
      • Strategic Disinvestment:<\/strong> In 2019, the Union Cabinet had accorded ”in-principle” approval for strategic disinvestment of SCI.<\/li>\n
      • Headquarters<\/strong>: Mumbai.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
        International Women\u2019s Day:<\/strong><\/h5>\n
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        • International Women’s Day(IWD) (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. This day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity.<\/li>\n
        • In 1975, the United Nations celebrated Women’s day for the first time. Then in 1977, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution proclaiming a United Nations Women\u2019s Day.<\/li>\n
        • Theme\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>for 2021:<\/strong> The theme is \u201cWomen in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world”.\u00a0 And the campaign theme is #ChooseToChallenge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Source: <\/strong>The Hindu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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