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Maharashtra: Seven districts saw 14,526 child deaths in three years says Govt

In sharp contrast to other development parametres, these high infant mortality figures, reveal an institutional malaise that needs urgent addressing

Is the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights now looking for anti-CAA children?

Children’s welfare homes, once connected with civil rights activist Harsh Mander, have been raided by NCPCR

No cases of child sexual violence in Gujarat since 2017?

The Ministry of Women and Child Development’s data showed that as many as 41 child sexual violence complaints were reported in last three years, but none in Gujarat.

Public order a state subject: Smriti Irani on gov’t measures against gendered crimes

While presenting dismal numbers of rising crimes against women, the Minister of Women and Child Development displays shocking callousness.

In Madhya Pradesh, eggs blur the line between religion and nutrition

SabrangIndia talks to people from both sides of the argument to understand the long-stretched debate on egg-consumption in Madhya Pradesh.

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

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