Convention 182 and Convention 138 of the International Labour Organisation

The Government of India finally decided last week to ratify the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention 182 on the worst forms of child labour and Convention 138 on Minimum Age…

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Sex ratio in Haryana touches 900-mark for first time in 20 years

After launching the ambitious “Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao” (B3P) campaign against female foeticide in Panipat in January 2015 & two years later, Haryana, notorious for its skewed sex ratio and…

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Pan-India expansion of Maternity Benefit Programme (MBP)

Government of India is committed to ensure that every woman attains optimal nutritional status – especially from the most vulnerable communities as nutrition constitutes the foundation for human development.  This…

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