Data: Number of Adoptions Down Even in 2021-22 While Estimates Indicate an Increase in Orphaned Children
Multiple estimates from different agencies indicate a very high number of orphaned children in the…
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Data: Despite 9-fold increase in registered cases of Child Marriage between 2011 & 2021, reporting still poor
The NCRB’s Crime in India (CII) report for 2021 indicates that more than 1000 cases…
Data: Number of registered cases of Child Marriage increased by about 50% in 2020 as per NCRB
As per the NCRB’s annual Crime in India report, a total of 782 cases were…
Data: NFHS-5 findings reveal increase in Anaemia prevalence in Children & Women across most states
The recently released NFHS-5 findings reveal that the prevalence of anaemia has increased among children,…
Data: Adoptions decreased in 2020-21 as number of Orphaned children increase on account of COVID-19
Data indicates that the number of adoptions in India in the year 2020-21 was the…
Here is a comparative review of the ASER & NAS, the Indians surveys on School Education & Learning
Multiple global surveys have highlighted the significant impact of COVID-19 on school going children &…
Review: UNICEF report highlights the lack of uniform Data about ‘Children in Conflict with Law’
Recently, UNICEF released two reports which analysed the situation of children in conflict with the…
Review: SC directs states to immediately start the identification process of ‘Street Children’ in the country
In this roundup of court judgements, we look at Constitutional Courts’ remarks & directions about…
Explainer: Here are the detailed guidelines of the ‘PM-CARES for children’ scheme
The government recently issued detailed guidelines of the ‘PM-Cares for Children’ scheme aimed at supporting…
Review: 166 million adolescents aged 10–19 live with a diagnosed mental disorder as per a recent UNICEF report
UNICEF’s State of World’s Children (SOWC) for 2021 is focused on Mental Health of children.…
