What are law commission recommendations on reducing the legal marriageable age for boys?

In its consultation paper ‘Reform of Family Law’ the law commission has recommended reducing the marriage age for boys to 18. Law commission on marriage age for Boys: Law commission has suggested that 18 years should be the minimum legal ..

Why India needs to address the issue of overcrowding in prisons?

Much has been debated about the need of prison reforms in the India. But very little has been moved in this direction even after reports submitted by many committees. Why India needs to address overcrowding of its prisons? The cardinal ..

Why the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana failed to deliver?

Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) is a government-run health insurance programme for the poor. It provides health insurance coverage to the unrecognized sector workers belonging to the BPL category and their family members. Why RSBY has failed to deliver? The RSBY has failed to deliver ..

Examine the recent guidelines of the Home Ministry on SOP to be followed in cases of Crimes against Women.

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has recently issue guidelines to all states to take strict action in cases of crimes against women and adhere strictly to guidelines for dealing with such cases. The important guidelines of MHA are as ..

What are the findings about the suicides in India in 2016 Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries and Risk Factors (GBD 2016) report?

As part of the research for 2016 Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries and Risk Factors (GBD 2016) report the researchers have estimated suicide rates for both sexes in each state of India from 1990 to 2016 based on multiple sources, including ..

What lessons can the National Health Protection Scheme take from the Maharashtra's Rajiv Gandhi Jeevandayi Aarogya Yojana for the accomplishment of its objectives?

National Health protection scheme is a flagship scheme of the Union government under which the government aims to provide insurance of up to Rs. 5 lakh each for 10 crore poor and vulnerable families for hospitalisation. It is a step ..

Does the recent move of halving the syllabus for schools provides for a comprehensive reform in education sector?

Various attempts have been initiated to reduce the burden of school going children. Union HRD minister has announced the plans to reduce the syllabus to half. Delhi had announced similar plans to reduce the syllabus by quarter. The Bombay High ..

Why the report of Niti Aayog on the child sex ratio is disheartening? How the technological growth has contributed to this menace of declining child sex ratio?

The sex ratio at birth (SRB) is the number of girls born for every 1,000 boys. The Niti Ayog report shows that SRB at national level had dropped from 906 in 2012-2014 to 900 in 2013-2015.  17 of 21 large ..