Child sex ratio (CSR) in India has declined from 927 in 2001 to 918 in 2011 (girls per 1,000 boys), according to a new report entitled Missing Girls: Mapping the Adverse Child Sex Ratio in India (Census 2011). Of the total 640 districts in the country, 429 districts have experienced decline in CSR (see the link below). Of these 429 districts, 26 districts exhibited drastic decline (of 50 points or more),...
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Call for ‘mission mode’ to tackle arsenic contamination
-The Hindu Expressing serious concern over the extent of arsenic contamination in groundwater that has affected nearly 70 million people in 86 districts across 10 States, a Parliamentary panel led by senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi has favoured "mission mode'' approach by the Centre to deal with the problem. Dr. Joshi tabled the first report of the Committee on Estimates on ‘Occurrence of High Arsenic Content in Ground Water' in...
More »210 women tortured to death for 'witchcraft' in Chhattisgarh, many await justice -Rashmi Drolia
-The Times of India RAIPUR: Even as Chhattisgarh witnessed around 1,500 incidents and 210 deaths of women assaulted for practices witchcraft in last few years, three women wait for justice after suffering assault, paraded naked, tonsured and forced to consume urine over similar accusations 13 years ago at Gariyaband's Lachkhera region. The women Teerath Bai, Shyama and Bisahin Bai had hit national headlines in October 2001 after they underwent torture by more...
More »16 newborn die in a week at Chhattisgarh hospital
-The Indian Express Raipur (Chhattisgarh): Mani Sahu's first baby, born at Bilaspur's Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences Saturday, did not survive even 72 hours. He was among 16 infants who died within days of birth in the last week at CIMS. While some had low birthweight, others died due to lack of medicare facilities. However, while the number of babies admitted in the hospital continues to go up and the child ward...
More »Child marriages still rampant -Rukmini S
-The Hindu Consent does not matter, says study A majority of parents who get their children married before the legal age do not even seek their consent, and among those who do, the child not consenting does not stop the marriage, new data has shown. In 2011, the Planning Commission selected the G.B. Pant Institute of Studies in Rural Development, Lucknow, for a study on child marriage in India. The 2005-06 National Family...
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