Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006
Posted on18 Aug 2020
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Why is it in the news? Supreme Court held in a recent judgment that the Child marriage act does not intend to... Read More
Eat Right Campaign
Posted on27 Jul 2020
To improve public health in India and combat negative nutritional trends to fight lifestyle diseases, FSSAI launched ‘The Eat Right Movement’ on... Read More
India Child Well-Being Report
Posted on07 Jul 2020
Why is it in the news? World Vision India, a child-focused humanitarian organisation and IFMR LEAD, a research organisation based in India,... Read More
CARA – children adoption Central Adoption Resource Authority
Posted on20 Jun 2020
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(CARA)celebrated its 5th Annual Day on January 15th About CARA Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) is a statutory body of the Ministry... Read More
Breast Milk Banks
Posted on18 Jun 2020
Recently India’s first human milk bank turned 30 it was started in Mumbai on November 27,1989. What is Breast Milk Bank? According... Read More
The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015
Posted on18 Jun 2020
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The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 has come into force from January 2016 and repeals the Juvenile Justice... Read More
CHILDLINE India Foundation
Posted on18 Jun 2020
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As per the data compiled by CHILDLINE India Foundation (CIF), of every 10 calls made to the emergency helpline 1098 to report... Read More
Anaemia in Indian Children (6x6x6 strategy)
Posted on18 Jun 2020
What is Anaemia? It is a condition in which the blood doesn’t have enough healthy red blood cells. Anaemia results from a... Read More
Anganwadi workers
Posted on16 Jun 2020
The Anganwadi worker is the most important functionary of the ICDS scheme. The Anganwadi worker is a community based front line worker... Read More
ASHA and ANM
Posted on16 Jun 2020
Who is an Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA)? ASHA will be the first port of call for any health-related demands of deprived... Read More