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Politics, Paisa Or Priorities Where Do Children Fit Into The 2015-16 Union Budget?

“Eradication of poverty and special attention to children needs to be central to the post-2015 Development Agenda”. — Bishnoi, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN By Enakshi Ganguly Thukral, Bharti Ali & Farhana Yasmin* Children constitute 39 % of India’s population and home to 20 % of the world’s child population have never ..... Read More

Budget allocation for children down by 29%, for child health by 22%

Sunday, March 01, 2015 By Our Representative In an important revelation, a well-known child rights advocacy group, HAQ: Centre for Child Rights, based in Delhi, has said that in the rush for growth, children have been left behind by the Narendra Modi government's ..... Read More

A hurdle to their education

You are here: Home » Main Article » A hurdle to their education A hurdle to their education B K Chandrashekar and Kathyayini Chamaraj, Dec 9, 2014, DHNS Officials claim it is not possible to prevent parents from migrating with their children as they want their children with them. November 20 marked the 25th anniversary ..... Read More

Rough justice

In pushing for juvenile age to be lowered, the court regresses. Written by Faizan Mustafa | Published:November 27, 2014 12:05 am ..... Read More

Juvenile crimes soar to over 5,700 cases in Maharashtra

TNN | Nov 26, 2014, 05.43 AM IST PUNE: Peer pressure, boredom and a breakdown in communication with parents has made minor children drift towards crime, child rights' experts said on Tuesday. Distressing as it may sound, juvenile crime in the state went up by 1,138 cases (24.9%) in 2013 when ..... Read More