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Malnutrition and Disease Burden
A study led by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), has given comprehensive estimates of disease burden due to child and maternal...
19 Sep 2019 Issues Related to Women
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Girls Drop Out of Higher Education
A recent study titled ‘Educating the Girl Child: Role of Incentivisation and other enablers and disablers’, done by CRY (Child Rights and...
07 Sep 2019 Issues Related to Women
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Recently, the Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers has launched a mobile application called “Janaushadhi Sugam”, which will help...
28 Aug 2019 Issues Related to Women
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The World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) has been observed from 1st to 7th August 2019. The Food and Nutrition Board, Ministry of Women and Child...
09 Aug 2019 Issues Related to Women
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Women Transforming India Awards
The Women Transforming India awards (4th edition) are being launched by NITI Aayog. The Women Transforming India awards are organized in...
09 Aug 2019 Issues Related to Women
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The Big picture - War against Human Trafficking
Human Trafficking has emerged as a significant problem all across the world. The World Day against Trafficking in Persons is observed every year on...
08 Aug 2019 Issues Related to Women
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The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act 2019
The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill 2019 after receiving Presidents nod became an Act. The Muslim Women (Protection of...
06 Aug 2019 Issues Related to Women
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This article is based on “Power, not justice” which appeared in The Indian Express on 1 August 2019. It critically analyses the...
01 Aug 2019 Issues Related to Women
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Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill 2019
This article is based on “How to make the Surrogacy Bill more inclusive?” that appeared in The Hindu on 26th July 2019, it talks about...
27 Jul 2019 Issues Related to Women
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Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019 has been introduced in the Lok Sabha. The Bill aims to prohibit commercial surrogacy in India. Commercial...
20 Jul 2019 Issues Related to Women
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According to a study, women are 69% more likely to develop cataract than men. Reasons for this are: Gender disparity- Women traditionally had...
18 Jul 2019 Issues Related to Women
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The National Crèche Scheme is being implemented by the Ministry of Women and Child Development. It is a centrally sponsored scheme being...
12 Jul 2019 Issues Related to Women
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The Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) is to host the Women Startup Summit in association with the Indian Women Network of Confederation of Indian...
10 Jul 2019 Issues Related to Women
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As per the 10th Agriculture Census (2015-16), the percentage of female operational holdings in the country have increased from about 13% percent...
10 Jul 2019 Issues Related to Women
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Married Women Out of Labour Force
The UN report on “Progress of The World’s Women, 2019-2020”, has stated that more than half the married women (aged 25-54) didn't...
27 Jun 2019 Issues Related to Women
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A study has found that women exposed to triclosan, a chemical widely used as an antibacterial in soaps, toothpastes and other personal care products,...
27 Jun 2019 Issues Related to Women
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The U.S. State Department has released the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report for 2019. India continued to be placed in Tier-2 on the country...
22 Jun 2019 Issues Related to Women
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According to National Family Health Survey (NFHS)–IV (2015-16), the prevalence of anaemia among women aged 15 to 49 years is 53% and among...
22 Jun 2019 Issues Related to Women
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National Health Mission and Janani Suraksha Yojana
Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) is a safe motherhood intervention under the National Health Mission (NHM). The Yojana was launched on 12th April 2005....
22 Jun 2019 Issues Related to Women
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A recent paper published in the Journal of the Association of Physicians of India has argued the importance of screening of every pregnant woman for...
06 Jun 2019 Issues Related to Women
