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Child marriages in Assam reduces by 84% for girls and 91% for boys after Himanta Biswa Sarma govt launched a massive crackdown

OpIndia Staff -
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced a landmark 84% decline in child marriages involving girls and a 75% drop in teenage pregnancies in Assam.
News Reports

Pakistan’s 40% ‘period tax’ challenged by young lawyer in the Supreme Court: How far behind is the Nation on menstrual hygiene?

विशेषता -
Omar argues that these taxes, both direct and indirect, make sanitary pads unaffordable for millions of women, especially those living in poverty or rural areas.
News Reports

AAP Gujarat copies UNICEF video on ending child labour to promote its own politics, doesn’t give credit to the UN body

OpIndia Staff -
Sharing the UNICEF video, the Aam Aadmi Party said that they are the only ones who give importance to education in nation-building.
Media

As the Russia-Ukraine heats up, media lionises child soldiers carrying assault weapons: All you need to know

Dibakar Dutta -
The Daily Monitor and AFP did not pay heed to the fact that the disturbing images glorify the use of 'child soldiers' and increase their recruitment amidst the Russian invasion in Ukraine.
News Reports

Besides UNICEF India and CBFC, NCPCR pulls up West Bengal Govt over screening of films on same-sex relations in schools

OpIndia Staff -
In the letter addressed to Govt of West Bengal, NCPCR sought the state government's comments on the matter
News Reports

NCPCR writes to CBFC and UNICEF India seeking details about 8 short films on same-sex relations to be screened in schools

OpIndia Staff -
NCPCR takes cognizance of report that 8 films on same-sex relations will be screened in schools in Kolkata, writes to CBFC and UNICEF India
News Reports

‘Govts, please open schools or we will have a generational catastrophe’: UNICEF, WHO chief scientist ask for reopening of schools on priority

OpIndia Staff -
School reopening cannot wait till cases go to zero, UNICEF said in a statement.
Government and Policy

Death due to encephalitis down by 85% in Uttar Pradesh, says CM Yogi Adityanath

OpIndia Staff -
A special vaccination program resulted in reduction in the Encephalitis cases by 75% and death rate by 85% in UP
News Reports

NDTV accused of fraudulently collecting funds in name of govt foundation and UNICEF for own benefits, complaint registered

OpIndia Staff -
In his letter to NCPCR, the complainant has alleged that the purported fundraiser initiated by NDTV was nothing but a fraudulent way to use cause of kids to illegally raise money for its own benefit.
News Reports

In 3.5 years of Yogi govt, Encephalitis deaths reduced by 95%, CM says it can be wiped out in another 2 years

OpIndia Staff -
The BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur, which used to see 500-600 cases of hospitalization of children afflicted with Encephalitis in the month of August since the last 40 years, has now seen only 86 cases in August this year.
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