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Fate of rescued child labourers hangs in balance

Sunday, 10 November 2013 – 2:01pm IST | Place: Indore | Agency: dna Fate of four child labourers who were rescued by the railway police earlier this week hangs in limbo as decision on their custody is yet to be taken. Parents of children have come from Bihar are waiting for their custody ..... Read More

Fate of rescued child labourers hangs in balance

Sunday, 10 November 2013 – 2:01pm IST | Place: Indore | Agency: dna Fate of four child labourers who were rescued by the railway police earlier this week hangs in limbo as decision on their custody is yet to be taken. Parents of children have come from Bihar are waiting for their custody ..... Read More

State budget share for child welfare decreasing

TNN | Nov 8, 2013, 12.41AM IST UWAHATI: A study by the Guwahati-based Northeastern Social Research Centre (NESRC) and the New Delhi-based HAQ: Centre for Child Rights has revealed that Assam's budgetary allocation for the welfare of children has been showing a decreasing trend. The study, named Budget for Children, which ..... Read More

What India’s space scientists and street children have in common

By Justin RowlattBBC News, India 10 November 2013 As India launched a mission to Mars this week, I could not help noting some surprising similarities between the ingenuity of the country's space scientists and its street children – many of whom are creative small-scale entrepreneurs. When you see young children darting between ..... Read More

Hyderabad turns into child labour capital

TNN | Nov 11, 2013, 12.55 AM IST HYDERABAD: While the state government is yet to fully set up the much delayed child rights commission for the welfare of minors, child labour continues to be rampant in Andhra Pradesh with a large number of cases being reported from the twin cities. ..... Read More