Women & Child Welfare

Out of the 104 million elderly persons in India; 53 million are females and 51 million males. A report released by the United Nations Population Fund and Help Age India suggests that the number of elderly persons is expected to grow to 173 million by 2026.

For a long time now, we have paid attention and spoken about the subject of gender based violence and domestic violence. Although the focus...

Human breast milk has the greatest potential impact on child survival, since it provides unique nutrition and immune support that babies need to strive and thrive. However, the awareness on the importance of breastfeeding and early nutrition is still poor among new mothers in India with many avoiding feeding colostrum (first milk) to the baby.

International organisations have for long advocated the need to perceive reproductive rights through the prism of human rights. While a rights-based approach to the...

Around 2.5 million people in India are living with the disease of cancer. Every year, over 7 lakh new patients are registered, according to...

A significant improvement in school attendance has been reported by IPM India, as a result of its programs directed at reduction and elimination of...

While privacy problems on the internet persist globally, women especially in India feel threatened by cyber offensives and crimes online. Trolling, privacy violation and infiltration are a few among the many concerns shared by the women users of the internet.

Part 1 of our article spoke about violence against women and girls and how digital media can catalyse the much needed change in mindset....

There is still prevalent a shameless abuse of human rights. Entrenched patriarchal social norms, which continue to perpetuate violence. If the growing incidence of...

Sometime after observing World Menstrual Hygiene Day, a community development nonprofit, The Desai Foundation in collaboration with Shantaben Vidhyabhavan announced the expansion of its “by women, for women” Sanitary Napkins Program in Gujarat,...

The Maternity Bill has been in force since 1 April, bringing in a host of issues in its wake. There have been over the economic forces...

Abortion remains highly restricted in India. The governing law, the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act (1971), permits abortions before 12 weeks of pregnancy by a registered medical practitioner or before 20 weeks of pregnancy with the approval of two registered medical practitioners, but only if the mother or child's mental or physical health is in danger. A slightly more liberal amendment is under consideration, but still does not allow abortion if the woman simply wishes to terminate the pregnancy.