About NCW The National Commission for Women (NCW) is a statutory body formed in 1992 under the National Commission Act 1990. It is the apex national level organisation of India with the mandate of protecting and promoting the interests of …
What’s in the news? The Parliament has passed the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill, 2020. The Bill seeks to provide for the regulation of Assisted Reproductive Technology services in the country. Highlights of the Bill Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) The …
About the Act The Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 was recently passed by the Parliament. The Act defines surrogacy as a practice where a woman gives birth to a child for an intending couple with the intention to hand over the …
Why in News? Recently, The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was introduced, which seeks to raise the age of legal marriage for women from 18 to 21, will apply to all communities in the country and, once enacted, …
What’s in the news? The Ministry of Women and Child Development implements the Centrally Sponsored National Crèche Scheme to provide day care facilities to children (age group of 6 months to 6 years) of working mothers. It was launched in …
Key Provisions of the Act The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 addresses the issue of workplace sexual harassment faced by women in private institutions and government organisations. The act superseded Vishakha Guidelines laid …
CONTEXT The national health and demographic report card is finally completely out. The results from the first phase (conducted between June 2019 and January 2020) of the fifth round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) were released in 2020. …
CONTEXT Recently a bill to amend the Rajasthan Compulsory Registration of Marriages Act, 2009 had passed in the State Assembly. The Bill has sought to amend Sections 5 and 8 of the Rajasthan Compulsory Registration of Marriages Act, 2009, dealing …
NEWS The marital rape exception is antithetical to women’s dignity, equality and autonomy. CONTEXT Recently the High Court of Chhattisgarh had decided on a criminal revision petition challenging the charges framed against the applicant husband. BACKGROUND Initially, based on the …