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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
Child sexual exploitations cases drop, as do convictions
While the data shows a decline in sexual abuse cases, it misses out on other crimes against children
4,328 children to get benefits under PM CARES
The revised figure still falls short of the NCPCR numbers submitted last year in June
Sharp spike in cases of child marriage and child trafficking in 2020!
The number of under-age marriages jumped from 523 to 785 within a year, this even as Covid-19 brought about unprecedented economic hardships on families
Delhi HC asks for Centre’s opinion on declaring the Child Marriage ‘void ab initio’
Court issues notice to Ministry of Law and Justice and National Commission for Women
UP: Insufficient nutrition packages cause rift between anganwadis and community
Union of Anganwadi workers urges the state government to supply adequate nutrition and resolve the conflict
Thanjavur minor’s suicide: Madras HC orders case transfer to CBI; rife with prejudices, hints at ‘religious conversion’ angle
The court while exercising its discretion in transferring the case, made several unwarranted comments about the case and the probability of forcible religious conversion in the case
Why does the Karnataka government not want children to eat eggs at mid day meals?
The powerful Lingayat community leaders of Karnataka want the state government to serve a “pure vegetarian” school meal
MP: Four babies killed in fire at government run hospital
According to reports, the Kamla Nehru hospital in Bhopal lacked the necessary fire safety precautions despite repeated notices
Rajasthan to withdraw bill that mandates child marriage registration?
The bill that states if a groom is not 21 years and the bride is not 18 years old, their parents/guardians can register the marriage was passed in September
Can minor’s consent be considered in POCSO cases?
The Gujarat High Court sets aside conviction of rape under POCSO Act, as the minor girl and the convict were married and girl had borne 2 children
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