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Saturday, April 18, 2026
TopicChild Rights

Topic: Child Rights

Indian justice system fails children every day: Madan Lokur

Child rights initiatives are concentrated in metropolitan areas while children in rural areas are left with makeshift courts such as village panchayats.

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.

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.

‘Kids taken to CAA protest, homes flout Covid norms’ — FIR allegations against Mander’s NGO

Delhi Police has registered an FIR over a complaint by National Commission for Protection of Child Rights. The body has made allegations against Mander too.

On Camera

Indian influencers reclaim desi aesthetics at Coachella—jhumkas, dupattas to mehendi

By mixing Indian maximalism with Western minimalism, desi influencers are using the hippie Met Gala to bring about a quiet revolution in festival dressing.

Recovery of energy flows will be ‘gradual rather than immediate’ as Hormuz re-opens post ceasefire

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.