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UN Award to Indian Army Officer
Why in News Major Suman Gawani, an Indian Army officer who served as a peacekeeper with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in 2019,...
30 May 2020 Issues Related to Women
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Why in News The Global Nutrition Report 2020 stated that India is among 88 countries that are likely to miss global nutrition targets by 2025. It...
13 May 2020 Issues Related to Women
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The Big Picture: Impact of lockdown on Women and Children
The COVID-19 crisis has a potentially far-reaching, long-term negative impact on women and children around the world. The impact is likely to be...
06 May 2020 Issues Related to Women
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Why in News Recently, Saudi Arabia has abolished flogging (whipping or lashing) as a form of punishment and the death sentence for minors. The...
27 Apr 2020 Issues Related to Women
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Why in News? In January 2020, the Union Cabinet has approved amendments to the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971 allowing women to...
18 Apr 2020 Issues Related to Women
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Women SHGs Fight Against Covid-19
Why in News Women members of around 63 lakh Self Help Groups (SHGs) across the country formed under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural...
13 Apr 2020 Issues Related to Women
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Revoke Order Weakening PCPNDT Act: AIDWA
Why in News The All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) has asked the government to withdraw an order that could weaken the...
11 Apr 2020 Issues Related to Women
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Meal Scheme Hit Due to Lockdown
Why in News Due to Covid-19 lockdown, implementation of the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) is affected in large pockets across...
11 Apr 2020 Issues Related to Women
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Domestic Violence During Lockdown
This article is based on “Addressing domestic violence: A forgotten agenda while locking India down” which was published in Observer...
09 Apr 2020 Issues Related to Women
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Safety of Women During Lockdown
Why in News Recently, the Union Minister of Women and Child Development had a video-conference with personnel associated with the Ministry. The...
09 Apr 2020 Issues Related to Women
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Violence Against Women on Rise
Why in News Recently, UN-Women, women’s rights activists, government authorities, and civil society partners across the globe have said that...
08 Apr 2020 Issues Related to Women
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Rise in Violence Against Women
Why in News The National Commission for Women (NCW) has recorded a more than twofold rise in gender-based violence. It has been argued that the...
04 Apr 2020 Issues Related to Women
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Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram
Why in News Recently, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed the Rajya Sabha about the Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK) while...
18 Mar 2020 Issues Related to Women
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Permanent Commission for Women in Indian Navy
Why in News Recently, the Supreme Court upheld the right of serving Short Service Commission (SSC) women officers of the Navy to be granted...
18 Mar 2020 Issues Related to Women
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Subdued Gender Participation In STEM
This article is based on “Closing the gender gap in science” which was published in The Hindu on 17/03/2020. It talks about the gender...
17 Mar 2020 Issues Related to Women
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The National Crèche Scheme is a centrally sponsored scheme being implemented by the Ministry of Women and Child Development. The scheme was...
14 Mar 2020 Issues Related to Women
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Why in News The Knowledge Involvement in Research Advancement through Nurturing (KIRAN) Scheme is one of the several pioneering initiatives...
09 Mar 2020 Issues Related to Women
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National Conference on Women in Police and CAPFs
Why in News Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) organised the National Conference on Women in Police and Central Armed Police...
09 Mar 2020 Issues Related to Women
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Mahila Sabhas on the International Women’s Day
Why in News The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has directed all the States and Union Territories to organise Special Gram Sabhas and Mahila Sabhas...
07 Mar 2020 Issues Related to Women
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Why in News The Government is implementing the ‘Scheme for Adolescent Girls (SAG)’ across the country. About the Scheme Introduced...
07 Mar 2020 Issues Related to Women
