Child protection

Currently, children under 13 are not allowed to have Instagram accounts. Facebook is planning to launch an 'under-13' version with parental controls for children.

A complaint has been filed beauty company owned by Rihanna, Fenty beauty, for using mica from mines of Jharkhand that hire child labours

NCPCR has asked AltNews founder Pratik Sinha to provide proof of claims made in support of colleague Zubair Mohammad in child harassment case

A day after our report, NCPCR chief had informed that the commission would moniter the case.

The amendments to the POCSO Act also seek to curb child pornography by imposing fine and providing imprisonment.

In its report on the General and Social Sector for the year ended March 2015, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) had also pointed to deficiencies in the working of these bodies, which are meant to provide institutional care to children in need of care and protection.

According to the report, India has been ranked at 113 out of a total of 176 countries in the 'End of Childhood Index Ranking 2019'.

Episode 3 of our podcast 'On Point with Nupur Sharma'

He threatened the girl with dire consequences if she told anyone about it