-TheWeek.in More than one-third feel money earned by children essential to running household Child labour might not be easy to eradicate given the worrying perception of Indians on the issue, as brought forth by a rapid assessment survey on social perception of child labour conducted by Child Rights and You (CRY) India volunteers on the occasion of World Day against Child Labour (June 12). The survey shows that 45 per cent of the...
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Impact of COVID-19 on Child Protection in India and Its Budgetary Implications -Protiva Kundu and Aishwarya Bhuta
-Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability (CBGA) and Child Rights and You (CRY) The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed the lives of vulnerable children towards deep uncertainty resulting from household financial setbacks and school closures. Children who have lost parents or guardians too stare at a bleak present and future. Addressing concerns of their protection necessitates child-sensitive policy measures supported by adequate budgetary allocations. This policy brief maps the crises they have been...
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-Down to Earth Breastfeeding is at the core of infant nutrition. But mothers in rural areas are avoiding it due to COVID-19 fears As India celebrated National Nutrition Month under the shadow of COVID-19, it’s time we put the spotlight on breastfeeding, which lies at the core of newborn and infant nutrition. In a remote village of Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh, Jamuna (name changed), 28, gave birth to her daughter a few...
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-The Hindu Business Line The pandemic toll on the mental health of children, including instances of PTSD, has received too little attention “I love my father, but why does he behave like this?” asks a 13-year-old from a slum in Delhi who was sexually abused during the first lockdown. She and her mother were also beaten up often. The mother, a daily wager, was compelled to take the traumatised child with her...
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Often exports made by a country to the rest of the world are seen in a positive light by us. It is because exports not only earn precious foreign currencies (that can be used for importing goods and services or simply be used for building forex reserves), it also helps in generating effective demand for goods and services produced in that country and hence, contributes to economic or GDP growth....
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