Caring for children - The ones who make a better day
The real bad news is the data on underweight children, which does nothing to help India escape the ignominy of being the world’s worst performer on this score, its share of such children being nearly double that of sub-Saharan Africa.
Bihar third among Indian states in child marriage
In Bihar, the average age of a girl at marriage is 17.2 years, third after Rajasthan (16.6 years) and Madhya Pradesh (17 years), according to a recent report of the UNICEF.
India’s endangered species: girls
Scratch the surface of Indian society, and you’ll find powerful social prejudice, to the point of female devaluation. And now, that devaluation is seen in the destruction of unborn and newly born girls: as technology increases, so does selective killing… inordinately biased against girls.
"Indian children are undernourished"
Despite India having an annual economic growth rate of 8.5 per cent, six per cent of the babies in this country die before their first birthday and nearly half of all children are undernourished, a new report has said.
PM asks states to check labour law violation
While the Centre is aiming to enforce labour laws in all states effectively, minister of state for labour and employment Oscar Fernandes said only few states were actually implementing labour legislations, ensuring right work environment and wages for the workforce.
Tough child labour laws proposed
The Indian government is proposing a complete ban on employing children below the age of 11.
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