“It has long been a need articulated by women and parents across the country, a concern shared by many NGOs that today finds resonance in these two projects.” – Smriti Irani.

The petitioner claims that more than 125 countries in the world have the same minimum age for marriage for men and women.

The government will now refund employers the salaries for seven weeks out of the 26 weeks of maternity leave, the Women and Child Development ministry announced on Thursday. This will be applicable to cases where the woman employee is earning more than Rs 15,000 a month, as per reports.  The order covers both – the government […]

Children are more vulnerable than other members of the society. Therefore, responsibility of the authorities in criminal cases is greater when children are involved. Their protection under the law must be greater. Taking a serious note of the rape of 34 minor girls in a shelter home in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district, the Women and Child Development […]

For swift investigation of rape cases, the Union home ministry has purchased 5,000 rape investigation kits. These kits would be provided to police stations across the country. Rape investigation kits would help in the speedy probe in sexual harassment cases. According to a senior official from the women and child development department, “The home ministry […]

Thomson Reuters Foundation on June 26 published a poll on the basis of which it declared India as the world’s most dangerous country for women. Since the report has come out, there are varying views on whether the outcome of the report is justified or not. The poll ranks India ahead of Afghanistan and Syria […]

On June 25, the Women and Child Development Ministry launched the ‘Women in Prison’ report that focuses on the betterment of women inmates. Among the 134 recommendations, the ministry — headed by Maneka Gandhi — has sought reduction in provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) to allow bail to undertrial women inmates in […]

With the rise in cases of cyber crimes across the world, internet is soon becoming a nasty place to be, especially for women and young children. Young impressionable children not only come across inappropriate images and videos online but also become victims of pornography, dubious imagery and videos. To tackle this situation, the Women and […]

Women and Child Development Ministry chief Maneka Gandhi today held a press conference to highlight the achievements of the ministry in the past four years. Apart from speaking about the various schemes that came into existence after 2014 like Beti Bachao Beti Padhao campaign, she announced a new feature called Rape Kits which are going […]

The Women and Child Development Ministry’s  proposed amendment to make indecent representation of women on digital messaging platforms such as WhatsApp and Skype illegal is quite a refreshing move. The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act 1986 is already there but the ministry wants to widen the domain of the act by involving observations made […]