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Sunday, October 26, 2025
TopicChild Rights

Topic: Child Rights

MP’s Som distillery made child labourers work 11 hours a day, says govt report

Last month, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights found 58 children working illegally at factory following which police are probing the use of child labour at distillery.

UN adds Israel, Hamas to ‘list of shame’ for violations against kids; Netanyahu calls it ‘delusional’

Others on the list submitted by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres's office include Russia, the Islamic State, al-Qaeda, Boko Haram, Afghanistan, Iraq, Myanmar, Somalia, Yemen & Syria.

‘Child rights protection pathetic’ — NCPCR report accuses Bengal govt of neglecting child rights

The report also alleged that the state is not implementing Section 12(1)(c) of the Right to Education Act 2009 which allows underprivileged children access to education in private unaided schools.

NCPCR has a new mojo and mission. AAP, madrasas, BYJU’s — nothing is off-limits

Opposition leaders like Owaisi have criticised the NCPCR for pushing a soft Hindutva agenda. Chief Priyank Kanoongo says it doesn't discriminate between religions.

BYJU’s founder to appear before NCPCR as it probes claims of ‘parents lured to buy courses’

BYJU’s founder Raveendran has been asked to appear before apex child rights body with details of courses, fees, number of students, refund policy and relevant legal documents. 

School closures because of air pollution ‘misplaced, achieve nothing’: Delhi child rights body

DCPCR chief Anurag Kundu has written to Commission for Air Quality Management, saying the loss of 600 days due to Covid and pollution could have long-term implications.

Children born in 2020 face life with more heatwaves, floods, and droughts than ever before

The climate crisis is also a child-rights crisis, affecting children first and worst with deepening inequalities across borders and generations.

Physical punishment doesn’t improve children’s behaviour, makes it worse, study in Lancet says

The researchers said physical punishment was not associated with any positive outcomes for children and increased the risk of children experiencing severe violence or neglect.

Irregular meetings with mom, bullying: Grim findings of NCPCR survey on women prisoners’ kids

Survey was conducted across eight jails & 15 childcare institutions in Bihar, Maharashtra, UP, Andhra. Visits to prisons & childcare institutions were made between August 2019 & January 2020.

J&J products to Bombay Begums, ‘toothless’ NCPCR is no longer just another govt commission

NCPCR's action against Netflix's 'Bombay Begums' triggers old criticism that body works at behest of Centre. Its chairman Priyank Kanoongo says protecting child rights the only agenda.

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Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.