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  • Andhra bill on child labour

    Andhra Pradesh will become the first state in India to have its own Bill to abolish child labour. The draft Bill the Andhra Pradesh Child Labour Abolition and Compulsory Education Bill, 2003 has been

  • Plunging columns

    The UNDP Human Development Report figures are damaging, but inconsistencies remain. In India, the way a child grows up, or whether she grows up at all, depends on where she's born. Census figures say

  • Bhagidari scheme goes global

    The Bhagidari scheme, involving citizen government partnership in governance, is truely going international. The initiative, which has earned accolades at various prestigious fora, is now travelling

  • Common forum for tribals' rights

    "States have misused the recent judgement of the Supreme Court, regarding the eviction of forest encroachers, to exploit tribals and pave the way for multinational companies to set up

  • Focus on Tribal welfare

    A day long seminar on "Tribal Welfare and Development" will be inaugurated by the Union Minister of State of Tribal Affairs, Faggan Singh Kulaste, in New

  • ILO guidelines on women's working conditions soon

    Based on a recent Supreme Court order on the condition of women in the workplace, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) will soon come up with specific guidelines on the subject, according to

  • Some hope now for street children

    Street children and working children living on the premises of the Capital's three major railway stations and subjected to abuse and exploitation by their employers now have a chance to return home.

  • Consensus' on tribal panel bill

    An uneasy truce was worked out between the Government and the Opposition with both sides deciding that the important constitutional amendment bill to help set up a separate national tribal commission

  • Himachal offers loan sops for tribals

    The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet decided to provide a State guarantee of Rs 5 crore in favour of Himachal Pradesh Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation (SCSTDC), Solan, for

  • UNICEF plan comes under fire

    An action plan believed to have been prepared by the LTTE addressing the needs and care of war affected children in the North East, has come under heavy fire from many children's organizations, who

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