-Tehelka With 65 percent of the population below the age of 35, India boasts of an unparalleled generational dividend, but are we turning this potential into a disaster? Avalok Langer spots a ticking time bomb Nutrition & Health* 40% of children in India are malnourished 43% of children in the age group of 12-23 months receive full immunisation 48%+ of children are underweight 50%+ of all deaths under age 5 are related to malnutrition 45% of children...
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Aadhaar cards to have date of birth now -Vijay Pinjarkar
-The Times of India NAGPUR: Aadhaar cards given by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) will henceforth have date of birth (DoB) too. Till now, more than Rs 2,000 crore have been spent on UID scheme and over 23 crore residents have enrolled for these cards. However, so far the cards did not bear date of birth because of which they were not acceptable as document for age proof. On December...
More »Even after three years, RTE fails to deliver-Aarti Dhar
-The Hindu On Monday, the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, completes three years of its existence - the time frame within which authorities were to ensure that its provisions were fully implemented - to make basic education a legal entitlement to all children aged 6-14. However, official statistics and reports from the field paint a far-from satisfactory picture, with citizens moving court against the competent authority...
More »Delhi reels under surge in major crimes since January 1 -Dwaipayan Ghosh
-The Times of India After Nirbhaya's barbaric rape in December last year, thousands of determined Delhiites had taken to the streets demanding a safer city. Barely four months later, Delhi is probably more unsafe than it has been in a long while. According to police statistics, most kinds of crime have risen sharply in the city since January 1 this year. Delhi Police figures, from January 1 to March 24 this...
More »Crimes of exclusion-Siddharth Narrain
-The Indian Express It is anger on the streets that brought the neglected issue of sexual violence back to the forefront, energised a government-appointed committee to put together clear and well reasoned recommendations on law reform and forced the government to table the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2013. It is public pressure and years of struggle by the women's movement that is reflected in the more progressive parts of the bill,...
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