The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched the World Migration Report 2024, which reveals significant shifts in global migration patterns, including a record number of displaced people and a major increase in international remittances. The report highlights that international migration remains a driver of human development and economic growth, highlighted …
Booming population will become a problem for Africa by 2050 if the continent does not begin to seriously promote family planning, a report has warned. This warning was contained in the Goalkeeper data report released by the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation ahead of the Goalkeepers event in New York. …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of N. Radhakrishnan Varenickal Vs Union of India & Others dated 05/09/2018 regarding freedom of expression. The matter relates to banning a book on the foundation that a part of it is indecent and offends the sentiments of women of …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Romila Thapar & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 29/08/2018 regarding arrest of activists for their alleged Maoist links. Apex Court directs that the activists be kept under house arrest at their own homes. The next date …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Sharamjeevi Mahila Samiti Vs State of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 21/08/2018 regarding registration of unorganised workers in India. The SC was informed that the Ministry of Labour and Employment is involved in the process of finalizing a …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Re Exploitation of Children in Orphanages in the State of Tamil Nadu Vs Union of India & Others dated 10/08/2018 regarding state of orphanages in India. The Court has been informed by National Commission For Protection of Child Rights …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Sampurna Behrua Vs Union of India & Others dated 07/08/2018 regarding state of children in protection homes in India. Supreme Court emphasised on the fact that the Court is very much concerned about the protection of children, particularly girls …
A study of District Mineral Foundation (DMF) funds expenditure, that are collected from mining companies, by Centre for Science and Environment shows beneficiaries have not been identified in any of the mining-heavy districts and funds are not being spent on priority issues such as malnutrition and mortality among children under …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Rajive Raturi Vs Union of India & Others dated 25/07/2018 regarding the benefits and facilities that are to be provided to the persons suffering from various kinds of disabilities under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. Supreme …
In its latest report, the Global Slavery Index 2018 estimates that on any given day in 2016 there were nearly 8 million people living in "modern slavery" in India - a claim strongly contested by the government on the grounds that its parameters were poorly defined and too wide-ranging. The …
The UN Refugee Agency released its annual Global Trends study on Tuesday, a report that finds 68.5 million people had been driven from their homes across the world at the end of 2017, primarily because of war and conflict. Seven of the Top 10 source countries of refugees were on …
The UN Refugee Agency released its annual Global Trends study, a report that finds 68.5 million people had been driven from their homes across the world at the end of 2017, primarily because of war and conflict. Seven of the Top 10 source countries of refugees were on the African …
A new report released by Save the Children, a non-governmental organisation, has revealed that millions of children in Uganda are still out of school, dying before their fifth birthday, showing stunted growth and at risk of violence or harmful practices such as child marriage or child labour. The end of …
Global migration has lifted millions out of poverty and boosted economic growth, a new World Bank report finds. But destination countries risk losing out in the global competition for talent and leaving large gaps in their labor markets by failing to implement policies that address labor market forces and manage …
The Mozambican government said Tuesday in Maputo that about 1.5 million children and juveniles aged between 7 and 17 in the country are exposed to hazardous work, mostly in the informal sectors. Jafar Buana, City Director of the Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security of Maputo revealed that the …
A report published by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has revealed that 73% of Ghanaian workers operate under vulnerable conditions. The report also points out that a majority of Ghanaian workers receive less than 2 dollars a day, and do not have any form of pension contributions. Out of the …
This note provides technical and operational guidance to stakeholders of the agriculture, food security and nutrition sector intervening in protracted crises, fragile and humanitarian contexts to ensure that children are not engaged in activities that could negatively affect their health, development or education, and are not employed in hazardous working …
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on May 30 a plea of the Jammu and Kashmir government seeking a stay on proceedings before the National Green Tribunal that has sought a rehabilitation plan for those engaged in carrying pilgrims to the Vaishno Devi shrine on horses and mules, …
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India, has come out with a publication, "Children in India 2018 - A Statistical Appraisal", to provide suitable statistics for informed deision making. The publication presents and analyses statistics pertaining to the condition of children on broad indicators such as child …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gauri Maulekhi Vs. State of Jammu & Kashmir & Others dated 23/05/2018 regarding finalizing and implementing the Rehabilitation Scheme for people engaged in carrying pilgrims to the Vaishno Devi shrine on horses and mules, which have now been prohibited. NGT …
‘More villagesare straddling therural-urban divide’ There are 2,231 villages that are likely to be declared new census towns for the upcoming census, says a recent study by the Centre for Policy Research (CPR). Census towns are an anomaly that burst into the limelight during the last census in 2011. They …
