Applications Invited for National Children Awards 2018
Applications Invited for National Children Awards 2018 The Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) in India has invited nominations for the National Children Awards 2018. This national recognition, which is conferred by the President of India, is given to…
Rajnath Singh Gives Scholarship Cheques to Children of Martyrs
Rajnath Singh Gives Scholarship Cheques to Children of Martyrs India’s Home Minister Rajnath Singh distributed scholarship cheques at a function in Delhi today to 19 school going children of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Assam Rifles (AR) personnel who…
Rohingya Refugee Children Face Deadly Monsoon Rains
Several days of heavy monsoon rainfall in the Rohingya refugee camps of southeastern Bangladesh pose a major threat to over 100,000 children living in them, UNICEF has warned. The rain has caused landslides which killed five Bangladeshi children and injured…
Girls Urged to Take Up the Profession of Photo Journalism
The Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Vijay Sampla, stressed the need to inspire more girls to take up the field of photo journalism as photo journalists play a significant role in depicting the reality in a…
Crime Against Children: Handbook on Legal Processes for Police Launched
India’s Minister of Women and Child Development (WCD), Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, launched Tuesday the “Handbook on legal processes for police in respect of crime against children” at a function in New Delhi. Speaking on the occasion, Maneka Sanjay Gandhi urged…
India Takes Steps to Improve Child Protection
India’s Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) organized National Consultation on Child Protection in New Delhi on Tuesday. The conference deliberated on the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences…
India Makes Preventive Strategy on Child Sexual Abuse
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) in India held Thursday a consultation on development of Preventive Strategy on Child Sexual Abuse in Delhi. It was chaired by Stuti Kacker, Chairperson, NCPCR. She expressed her concern about growing…
New Guidance: 10 Steps to Successful Breastfeeding
WHO and UNICEF issued Wednesday new ten-step guidance to increase support for breastfeeding in health facilities that provide maternity and newborn services. Breastfeeding all babies for the first 2 years would save the lives of more than 820 000 children…






















