Indian Courts denied 11.28% of abortion pleas despite clear legal provisions; 82% of denials aligned with Medical Board opinions; 52% of cases involved minor rape survivors; 32% concerned severe fetal abnormalities: Study.
India shouldn’t lower the age of consent from 18 to 16, as this would weaken the protective legal framework and enable child exploitation. as crimes against children rose 8.7% in 2022, 56.6% of cases under the POCSO Act, 56% of cases involve Penetrative Sexual Assault; nearly 23% of women marry before 18: Study.
More than 1.33 lakh cadres will be mobilized in 6,650 tribal-dominated villages to ensure last-mile delivery of welfare schemes, under Adi Karmayogi Abhiyan of the Chhattisgarh Government.
Remediation activities have started at 7 of 103 contaminated sites identified by the Central Pollution Control Board: Minister Kirti Vardhan Singh.
The Banni grasslands in Gujarat, store 27.69 million tonnes of carbon; Gujarat’s total soil organic carbon stock is 67 million tonnes: Study.
