We Need These Statistics to Change In The Future
Indian women are a force but more often than not what makes us the headline is a horrifying statistic. The last two years of the […]
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Dowry deaths account for substantial share of female homicides in India: UN report
Around 87,000 women were killed around the world last year and some 50,000 – or 58 per cent – were killed at the hands of […]
I will not stop until all children are free: Kailash Satyarthi
By Sujeet Rajan Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi, 64, is a human rights activist from India who has been at the forefront of the global movement to […]
A better understanding of the political economy can resolve farm crisis
By Himanshu Govt’s response to the agrarian crisis is geared towards short-term electoral dividends The massive protest by farmers on 2 October in Delhi was not […]
Dowries a major contributor to India’s gender imbalance, researchers find
Study identifies link between fluctuations in global gold price and survival rates among baby girls Girls born in India when the global gold price is increasing are […]
Quality and accountability twin problems in India’s legal aid scheme: Report
By Dhrubo Jyoti The study found that there are 70,000 legal aid lawyers in India but the per capita spending on legal aid was just Rs […]
Maharashtra tops list in environmental violations: NCRB
By Badri Chatterjee The National Crime Records Bureau said that 97 of 120 green law violations in India and 21 of 25 air pollution violations in […]
Gender sensitisation needed from school level, observes SC in Nirbhaya case
New Delhi : The Nirbhaya gang-rape was a case of “barbaric sexual violence against women” and also against society at large, Supreme Court Justice R. […]
Farm suicides get attention of Supreme Court
By Krishnadas Rajagopal New Delhi : A study conducted across 13 States by the Union Agriculture Ministry throws up the all-too-familiar reasons that drive farmers to […]