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Performance of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme
Why in News The Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) Scheme has recently completed 6 years of its launch in 2015. On the occasion of National Girl Child...
25 Jan 2021 Women's Issues
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The Concerns over Interfaith Marriages
Over the centuries, casteism and religionism has prevailed in India. Despite several laws, the social stigma for interfaith marriages still exists in...
16 Nov 2020 Women's Issues
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The Big Picture: Crime Against Women
Why in News? The Centre has issued a fresh advisory to states and Union Territories on mandatory action in cases of crimes against women. The...
04 Nov 2020 Women's Issues
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Why in News Recently, the Union Minister for Science and Technology has launched SERB-POWER (Promoting Opportunities for Women in Exploratory...
30 Oct 2020 Women's Issues
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SC on Crimes and Violence Against Women
Why in News Recently, the Supreme Court has said that crimes against women continued in a “never-ending cycle” in India. Key...
16 Oct 2020 Women's Issues
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Women in Research And Development
Why in News According to the Science and Technology Indicators (STI), 2018, India’s private sector research companies appear to employ a...
21 Aug 2020 Women's Issues
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Why in News Recently, 1st August has been recorded as “Muslim Women Rights Day” in the country’s history to mark first anniversary...
01 Aug 2020 Women's Issues
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The Big Picture- Women in the Workforce
The World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2020 ranked India at 149th position out of 153 countries on Economic participation and...
24 Mar 2020 Women's Issues
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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 Women's Issues
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Why in News In Thiruvananthapuram, Kerela, the annual “Attukal Pongala”, one of the largest all-women religious congregations, began...
11 Mar 2020 Women's Issues
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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 Women's Issues
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Gender Parity Index in primary, secondary and tertiary education is the ratio of the number of female students enrolled at primary, secondary and...
06 Mar 2020 Women's Issues
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Maternity Scheme Exclusionary: PMMVY
Why in News The Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) which is a pan-India maternity benefit programme has been criticised for its...
17 Dec 2019 Women's Issues
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Supreme Court on Religious Practices
This article is based on “Fraught course”, “Explained: The three cases SC wants clubbed with Sabarimala review”,...
16 Nov 2019 Women's Issues
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Public transport fare waiver: Faux empowerment?
This article is based on “Metro bonanza” that appeared in Indian Express on 15 June 2019. It analyses the rationale and drawbacks of...
15 Jun 2019 Women's Issues
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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 Women's Issues
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Why in News? National Crime Record Bureau report shows stark increase in violence against women in India in the forms of dowry deaths, acts of...
03 Jun 2019 Women's Issues
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Change in the Provision of the Domestic Violence Act
In a significant judgement that will ensure more equity in any case of marital discord, a two-judge bench of Supreme Court reinterpreted the...
28 May 2019 Women's Issues
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Teenage Pregnancy and Stunted Children
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) study suggests children born to teenage mothers in India are more likely to be stunted than...
17 May 2019 Women's Issues
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Role of Women in India’s Socio-economic Transformation
This editorial is based on the article 'The Gender Ladder to Socio-economic Transformation' which appeared in "The Hindu" on 3rd May, 2019. The...
03 May 2019 Women's Issues