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Sunday, August 17, 2025
TopicNational Commission for Protection of Child Rights

Topic: National Commission for Protection of Child Rights

‘No songs promoting alcohol’: Chandigarh child rights body’s advisory to Diljit Dosanjh ahead of concert

The commission recommends avoiding songs about alcohol, drugs & violence, saying, 'Some songs are not good for children.' Children shouldn't be exposed to sound levels above 120 decibels, it says.

RTE exemption for madrasas doesn’t take away child’s constitutional safeguards, NCPCR tells SC

Child rights' body told top court that Madrasas are an 'unfit' place to receive proper education, and that prescribed curriculum contains 'texts that profess Supremacy of Islam'.

On Camera

Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?