A model policy for women in the police
Context: Women constitute about 7% of the police strength in India. This number is expected to rise, with many States and Union Territories providing for 30% (and more) reservation for…
India Urban Observatory and Video Wall
Context: Recently Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has launched the state-of-the-art India Urban Observatory and Video Wall. About Urban Observatory: It is a platform that uses data from different sources…
Monster Salary Index survey
Context: Recently Monster Salary Index survey has been released. The survey is titled ‘Women of India Inc’. It was prepared by Monster India in collaboration with Paycheck.in with IIM-Ahmedabad as a research partner.…
Atal Innovation Mission
Context: The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister has approved Continuation of Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), and for incurring expenditure up to Rs. 1000 crore till 2019-20 by Atal…
Draft National Child Protection Policy
Context: The Ministry of Women and Child Development has placed the draft policy on its website and invited comments from stakeholders until January 4. This will be the first policy…
Almost all states in red zone on gender equality: NITI Aayog
Context: When it comes to gender equality and achieving targets under Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), almost all Indian states are in the red zone except Kerala and Sikkim, which are…
Surrogacy Bill, then & now
Context: Lok Sabha passed the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016. Cleared by the Cabinet in 2016, the Bill was subsequently referred to a Parliamentary Standing Committee (Health & Family Welfare) before…
Rehabilitation of Bonded Labour
Context: Article 23 of the Constitution of India prohibits “begar” and other similar forms of forced labour and further provide that any contravention of the said prohibition shall be an…
Prohibition of Child Marriage
Context: National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) said the Commission will act against anyone who promises to facilitate child marriage in Rajasthan in the run-up to the Assembly…
Global Nutrition Report 2018
Context: Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has always maintained that "Hunger is quiet violence", which appears more realistic year by year as India struggles to combat malnutrition. According to the Global…
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