Unveiling Gender Dynamics in South Asia’s Disaster Landscape
South Asia and Disasters South Asia has been highly susceptible to natural disasters, experiencing more than 900 occurrences since 1970. From 1990 to 2008, these...
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Gendered Impact of Disasters, how women bear the brunt!
Sexual exploitation, especially in poor countries with high gender inequality is another aspect of women being more prone to disasters....
Ayushman Arogya Mandirs: Will these health ‘temples’ of India break taboos and address issues like menstruation
The authors who work on a gendered overview of the public health sector in India, wonder what impact would the move to rename the public...
Why acknowledging and addressing ‘Period Poverty’ is essential for overall women health?
Menstrual Hygiene and Challenges: Fact-Check on India Menstrual Health and Hygiene: Around 1.8 billion people menstruate every month worldwide, meaning at a given point each day,...
Child Sexual Abuse: Justice delay as Fast Track Special Courts Fail to Deliver
India has 2,43,237 POCSO ( Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) cases pending in its Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) till January 31, 2023, despite...
Women’s Reservation Bill : Can India break the jinx of Political Tokenism in South Asia?
Introduction: Historic Endorsement of Women’s Representational Quotas at the National and State levels Women Reservattion Bill: With a view to reserving one-third of the seats...
AMU takes a step forward: Nominates a women for Vice Chancellor post
AMU VC Elections: In more than 100 years history of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), one of the most revered minority institutions of the world, when...
Israel-Hams conflict: ‘Nobel’ call to “protect children from war zone”
Almost three weeks down, still there seems no sign of end to war between Hamas and Israel which has left thousands dead on both sides...
As Supreme Court falls short of ruling for same-sex marriage, it hands the baton to legislature
Same-sex marriage: When the Supreme Court of India rules against legalising same-sex marriage on 17th of October, it comes a full circle as almost a...
Amid G20 Summit, Kids demand “Kidizens”20 that Focus on SDGs
The key demands of the Children are “ All rights for All Children” that includes investment in inclusive education for disabled children, promoting Child’s mental...