Women & Child Welfare

Work-life balance in India is like a dream that has never come true. In the metro cities of India, where people often end up commuting for 6 hours a day and then work for another 8-9 hours, work acquaintances are more privileged than families. Even if the commute is not too extensive, the competition...

85,000 children are living and working on the streets in India representing 1.25% of the total child population, found a 2016 five-city survey titled ‘Life on the Streets’. This indicates that there are a staggering 2 million children on the streets of India living in abject deprivation of the most basic rights. The study...

A new study reveals the extent of daily harassment feared by girls in India in public spaces, including being subjected to lewd comments, inappropriate touching and other forms of sexual assault. This lack of safety in public spaces not only violates the girls’ right to security and mobility, but also leads to violation of...

इस तस्वीर में ऐसी क्या खास बात है? शायद आप सभी इस चेहरे से नावाकिफ होंगे। ये बिहार के एक बाहुबली ब्रिजेश सिंह है जो कई मासूम और नाबालिक अनाथ बच्चियों के साथ बलात्कार के मामले में गिरफ्तार हुए हैं। अब एक बार फिर इस तस्वीर को देखिए। क्या इसके चेहरे की हँसी किसी शैतान...

मेरा देश बदल रहा है, मेरा देश बढ़ रहा है, सीएसआर की अनिवार्यता जब से देश में लागू हुई है, मानो सामाजिक बदलाव के लिए एक हवा सीचल पड़ी है, सीएसआर की मदद से कॉर्पोरेट कंपनियां पानी की तरह पैसा बहा रही है, गुरुग्राम पुलिस को और भी एडवांस बनाने के लिएसुजुकी कंपनी ने...

If you’re the fortunate one to be the parent (or guardian) of a girl child under 10, put the Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana at the top of your investment priority list. The government has slashed the minimum annual deposit requirement for accounts under the Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana to INR 250 from INR 1,000 earlier, a...

In a judgement made by the Goods and Service Tax (GST) Council, as part of its 28th Meeting, sanitary napkins were exempted from being taxed – after a year in protests, this is a welcome change, making the product cheaper compared to its current pricing. Though, various other materials that go into making the...

Is it essential to be married in order to be a good parent? Does being single make a man or woman less capable of raising a child? These are pertinent questions to ask as we celebrate Parents Day on July 22. If the idea of a single person bringing up kids seems incongruous, consider...

A minor girl gets raped by 17 men over several months in India. A minor boy commits suicide because he got raped by a neighbor. A girl’s father gets killed who fights for to get justice for his daughter who had gotten raped by an influential person. There has been a rise in number...

Jaivir Singh is the Vice Chairman of PwC India Foundation (PwCIF) and his primary focus lies in strategising and executing Corporate Responsibility programmes. While speaking with The CSR Journal, he throws light on the broad themes of work done around environment sustainability, Water and sanitation, Humanitarian Response programs and addressing issues related to urban...

निर्भया कांड को लेकर आज अहम दिन रहा, देश की सबसे बड़ी अदालत ने आखिरकार निर्भया पर अपना अंतिम फैसला सुना दिया, देश की राजधानी दिल्ली में 16 दिसंबर 2012 में हुए निर्भया गैंगरेप के दोषियों की पुनर्विचार याचिका पर सुप्रीम कोर्ट सुनवाई करते हुए याचिका को ख़ारिज कर दिया और फांसी की सजा...

संचार क्रांति में व्हाट्सऐप एक ऐसा जरिया हो गया है जिसके बिना कम्युनिकेशन आजकल असंभव सा है, व्हाट्सऐप पर वर्चुवल दुनिया शुरू होती है और वही ख़त्म होती नज़र आ रही है, व्हाट्सऐप आज दुनिया का सबसे लोकप्रिय मोबाइल ऐप बन गया है, इसका क्रेज लोगो पर इस कदर चढ़ा है कि करोड़ों लोगो के दिन की शुरवात...