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Taking Care of Children of Migrant Workers

A significant number of residents of Bhaggupurva hamlet in Nagnedi panchayat (Banda district) of Uttar Pradesh) migrate regularly from the village as they cannot earn their subsistence in the...

Whatever happened to ‘zero tolerance’ for child abuse by ‘godmen’ and priests?

All religions need to unite to ensure that sexual predators don't use their position as religious leaders to sexually assault children

August 5, 2020 and thereafter

One wonders if this is the same Hinduism that Gandhi, Ramkrishna, Vivekanand and Tagore preached.

ILO Child Labour Convention unanimously ratified by all members!

Convention on the Worst Forms of Child Labour, 1999 (No. 182) becomes most rapidly ratified convention in the history of the organisation

21 years to be minimum legal age of marriage in India for women too?

A task force, chaired by veteran politician and activist Jaya Jaitly, has begun deliberations. Will submit report by July 31.

Students with disabilities, those from underprivileged households and women left out of online learning during pandemic

The half-baked approach by the education department has left out most of the children from access to education during the lockdown

Apathy kills Agra woman’s unborn baby

The healthcare facility where she was taken after going into labour, asked her husband to first get surgical gloves as they were not available there

Central government mum on the vaccination of children being impacted during lockdown

There has been a global reduction in vaccination shipments due to the coronavirus

Lockdown impact: Distraught mothers, dead babies and more

Due to the ill-planned lockdown, many have suffered indescribable distress and continue to do so

Did MCGM guidelines about resumption of construction activity ignore female workers and their children?

Guidelines also appear to be anti-poor as they offer freedom of movement to supervisors but expect labourers to stay at the site

SC directs Juvenile courts to consider releasing children allegedly in conflict with law

The order was given in a suo moto case and is replete with directions to followed by CCIs and JJBs

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ASHA Union Demands Hike in NHM Funds in Union Budget 2025, Social Security Benefits

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Tapan K Bose: A life devoted to human rights, peace, and resistance

From fearless documentaries to activism across South Asia, Tapan Bose’s legacy as a champion of justice and self-determination will endure for generations

CJP demands NCM action on hate speeches at Dharma Sansad and Trishul Deeksha events, files two complaints

Both the complaints filed against far-right leaders and events spreading divisive and inflammatory rhetoric, urging immediate action to combat rising communal rhetoric and protect harmony in the country