Thursday, 29 September, 2022
TopicChild Rights

Topic: Child Rights

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

Soniya Agrawal -
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

Inger Ashing -
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

Mohana Basu -
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

Sravasti Dasgupta -
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

Sravasti Dasgupta -
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

Bismee Taskin -
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.

Child rights panel summons 45 Delhi private schools for ‘denying’ books to EWS students

PTI -
Students in Delhi enrolled under the Economically Weaker Section/Disadvantaged Group categories in private schools have access to free textbooks, writing material and uniforms.

In special Covid drive, Andhra police rescue over 4,000 children through Operation Muskaan

Rohini Swamy -
The Andhra Police launched the special drive to rescue children to ensure they weren't exposed to coronavirus during the pandemic.

UP child rights panel asks Agra DM to probe death of boy refused treatment by 6 hospitals

Neelam Pandey -
UP protection of child rights commission member Sakshi Baijal says he has taken note of ThePrint report on the 12-year-old’s death and asked the Agra DM to submit action taken report after probe.

Children welfare share in govt’s budget has seen sharp decline in last 5 years: Report

Fatima Khan -
Paper published by child rights organisation HAQ shows expenditure on children welfare schemes has fallen to 3% of Union budget in 2018-19 from 5% in 2012-13.
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For Indian buyers, Hybrids can be pitstop. EVs still the future

Kushan Mitra -
The gold standard for EVs in India will have to be established with the passenger cars. But the choices remain relatively limited, and expensive.
Indian PM Narendra Modi | Praveen Jain/ThePrint

Border crisis, no NSS, no reforms. But Modi govt is going after imagined colonial demons

An office of the Popular Front of India (PFI) at Chandrayangutta, in Hyderabad on 22 September 2022 | ANI Photo

PFI ban is no quick fix for jihadi threat. See how SIMI ban birthed Indian Mujahideen

Economy

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell address the media on the Ukraine crisis in Brussels, Belgium, on 28 September 2022 | Yves Herman/Reuters

Oil price cap to blacklistings — EU slaps new ‘biting’ sanctions on Russia over Ukraine

Gabriela Baczynska -
Ursula von der Leyen, who proposed the fresh sanctions said the European Union is 'determined' to make Russia pay the price for the further escalation with Ukraine.

Defence

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Centre appoints ‘China expert’ Lt Gen Anil Chauhan as new CDS

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Lt Gen Chauhan retired as the Eastern Army Commander on 31 May, 2021. Prior to that, he was the Director General of Military Operations during the Balakot air strike in 2019.

National Interest

Illustration by Soham Sen | ThePrint

AAP’s filling a big vacuum in Indian politics. Question is how long it can sustain without ideology

Shekhar Gupta -
If you find admiration for AAP qualified, if not muted among many of the Modi-BJP’s critics, it is because they question it for its lack of ideological clarity. Especially on secularism.

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