Child Nutrition in India: Strengthening Governance, Equity, and Accountability ~ Vedita Tiwari Introduction Child malnutrition remains a critical development and public health concern in India. Despite decades of economic growth and one of the largest nutrition support systems globally, key indicators continue to signal persistent structural challenges. According to the National Family Health Survey…
Institutionalisation under the JJ Act: Protective Custody or Preventive Detention? ~ By Vaishnavi Sundar Abstract Child Care Institutions form a central pillar of India’s child protection framework. Designed as temporary shelters for children in need of care and protection, they are meant to be stepping stones, safe spaces on the way back to family…
Institutionalisation under the JJ Act: Protective Custody or Preventive Detention? ~ By Vaishnavi Sundar Abstract Child Care Institutions form a central pillar of India’s child protection framework. Designed as temporary shelters for children in need of care and protection, they are meant to be stepping stones, safe spaces on the way back to family…
CHILD ABDUCTION IN NRI MARRIAGES: CONFLICT OF JURISDICTIONS ~ Archita Garg ABSTRACT With the global pattern of migration, the number of NRI marriages has also increased. NRI marriages are marriages where at least one of the spouses is a non-resident Indian or of Indian origin. While these marriages promise new opportunities and probably better…
Still a Child, Already a Wife: Critical Analysis of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 ~ By Sakshi Chakrawati Waghmare Abstract Child marriage remains India’s biggest problem pervasive violation of children’s rights often affecting the girl child, despite the existence of statutes like the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 (PCMA). The research critically…