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Amendment to Triple Talaq Bill
The Union Cabinet has approved three crucial amendments to the triple talaq Bill. The provisions provide additional safeguards from the Act being...
10 Aug 2018 Issues Related to Women
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Government clarifies on the Anti-Human Trafficking Bill
The Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) has defended its Anti-Human Trafficking Bill which was recently passed by the Lok Sabha, and...
31 Jul 2018 Issues Related to Women
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Lok Sabha Passes Bill On Rape Punishment
The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2018, that provides for the death sentence for raping girls aged under 12 has been passed by the Lok Sabha. The...
31 Jul 2018 Issues Related to Women
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The Government of India has approved a new scheme namely Mahila Shakti Kendra to empower rural women through community participation during 2017-18...
27 Jul 2018 Issues Related to Women
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Gender Equality, Religious Freedom and Sabarimala
This article is based on the editorial published in The Hindu "The Sabarimala Singularity" and contains inputs from various sources. In the west,...
26 Jul 2018 Issues Related to Women
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The New Emerging Women-Power: Ground Realities
“I believe that the rights of women and girls are the unfinished business of the 21st century.” – Hillary Clinton Gender issues...
26 Jul 2018 Issues Related to Women
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Ministry of Women and Child Development organized the second meeting of National Council on India’s Nutrition Challenges under POSHAN...
26 Jul 2018 Issues Related to Women
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The Big Picture – Gender Equality versus Religious Practices
Going against the century old practices at Sabarimala Temple in Kerala, which banned the entry of women between the age group 10 to 50, the...
26 Jul 2018 Issues Related to Women
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Analysing the New Anti-Trafficking Bill
This article is based on the opinion piece published in Livemint “Anti-trafficking Bill may lead to censorship” and contains inputs from...
25 Jul 2018 Issues Related to Women
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Sabarimala Temple Bar Unreasonable: SC
The Supreme Court’s Constitution Bench has observed that prohibition on women with their menstrual cycles from entering the Sabarimala temple...
19 Jul 2018 Issues Related to Women
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President Clears Bill Against Witch-Hunting
The President has given his assent to the Assam Witch Hunting (Prohibition, Prevention, and Protection) Bill, 2015. The legislation is crucial in the...
17 Jul 2018 Issues Related to Women
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Maternity Benefits and Workplace Equality in India
In this article, we will analyze the issue of maternity benefits to working women in Indian scenario and its conflict with corporate interests, and...
12 Jul 2018 Issues Related to Women
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SC Questions Female Genital Mutilation
The Supreme Court expressed concern over the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) prevalent in the Bohra Muslim community (who are Shia...
10 Jul 2018 Issues Related to Women
