Love vs law: Experts raise concerns over 'bonding' session for trafficked children in HyderabadLegal and behavioral experts have raised concerns over a controversial "bonding" session between around 15 "rescued" children and couples a...
07 Dec, 2024, 02.00 PM IST
India breaks gender bias as preference for adopting girl child increasesIndia sees a shift towards adopting girls under HAMA, with Punjab leading. Most adoptive parents prefer children under 6. Chandigarh, Himac...
18 Mar, 2024, 06.13 PM IST
'Back to Basics': What's on the agenda at the WEF's 54th Davos meetWEF 2024: Set to take place in Davos, Switzerland, the WEF will convene over 2800 leaders, including 60 heads of state and numerous CEOs. W...
15 Jan, 2024, 08.29 AM IST
RBD Act changes to make it easy for adoptees, kids of single parentsCritics of the amendments have questioned the need to centralise the data, and the overwhelming importance placed on birth certificates, bu...
16 Nov, 2021, 12.01 AM IST
Jammu and Kashmir among front-runners in Niti Aayog's SDG IndexThe composite index score of the UT in SDG-3 Goal has improved by 8 points from 62 in 2019-20 to 70 in 2020-21, the report said.
05 Jun, 2021, 07.02 PM IST
View: The role of Hindi as a unifierThe Prime Minister’s commitment to respecting the diversity of Indian languages is clearly evident from the prominence given to teaching in...
13 Sep, 2020, 11.30 PM IST
In Telangana, the eyes have it: How the state is redefining data-driven governanceWith nearly 64% of India's CCTV cameras, and facial recognition for traffic, law and order, pensions, and elections, Telangana is redefinin...
16 Mar, 2020, 02.08 PM IST
539 child care institutions closed down across India: WCDIn Maharashtra, 377 CCIs were closed, the highest among all states and Union Territories, followed by Andhra Pradesh - 78, and Telangana - ...
22 Nov, 2018, 11.10 PM IST
Government wants to team up with corporates, NGOs for Nutrition Mission PlanOfficials at the Women and Child Ministry said that the government is specifically looking at collaborations with corporates and NGOs in th...
30 Jun, 2018, 01.01 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh joins PM Narendra Modi's Government e-Market portal to stop corruptionPrime Minister Narendra Modi had met Chief Ministers of all BJP-ruled states earlier this week and asked them to adopt the GEM portal.
27 Aug, 2017, 06.16 PM IST
Surrogacy Bill, DTAA with Cyprus get Cabinet nodSurrogate mothers have to be married and a close relative of the husband or wife. A woman can be a surrogate mother only once.
25 Aug, 2016, 05.35 AM IST
Health Ministry's own survey projects bleak pictureAll 15 States/Union Territories have rates below 51 deaths per 1,000 live births, although there is considerable variation among the States...
19 Jun, 2016, 11.31 AM IST
Controversy over caste of Rohith Vemula refuses to die downThe communication said the Investigation Officer in the suicide case also recorded the statements of Rohith's paternal grandparents.
26 Feb, 2016, 07.21 PM IST
How a telemedicine innovation is preventing blindness in premature babiesA unique tele-imaging screening model that originated in Karnataka and has been taken to other states offers hope to premature babies at a ...
13 Dec, 2015, 02.43 PM IST
Delay in adoption process due to pending Home Study ReportsMore than 4000 HSR are pending to be completed by different states across the country causing delay in the adoption process.
13 Sep, 2015, 12.31 PM IST
Bandaru Dattatreya blames Congress for House logjam; also slams Asaduddin OwaisiNoting that Opposition parties have a responsibility to debate on different issues in Parliament, he said their stand amounted to doing a d...
27 Jul, 2015, 09.27 PM IST
Investment in public health yields great returns: Narayana MurthyInvestment in public health produces enormous returns in the long term, Infosys Founder and PHFI's Leadership Council Chairman N R Narayana...
03 Feb, 2015, 06.54 PM IST