Constituting a “working group of experts” to check and authenticate data related to children in conflict with the law and establishing a “cadre of child protection officials” in all states are among a ...

A third of all child brides in the world are from India. The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act 2012 is the only active child protection legislation in India specific to sexual ...

Budget 2025 is expected to focus on women and children’s welfare with schemes like Mission Shakti, Anganwadi expansion, skill ...

The Telangana High Court has ordered the state government to prohibit children below 16 from attending movies after 11 PM.

An 18-year-old Dalit woman from the southern India state of Kerala has accused 64 men of sexually abusing her since she was ...

As per the Ministry of Law and Justice, there are over 100 pending child abuse cases under the (POCSO) act — Protection of Children from Sexual Offences — across 389 districts in India ...