Nepal sets example on acceptance of Gender Diversity. Will India follow?

Nepal sets example on acceptance of Gender Diversity. Will India follow?A 40-year-old has made history, becoming Nepal's first transgender person to be issued with a marria...

Rajya Sabha Clears Disabilities Bill, 2014: Here Are The Key Highlights

The Right of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014 is likely to make a larger number of people eligible for rights and entitlements by reason of their disability.Rajya Sabha...

Transgenders’ Welfare Now In Charter Of Work By Ministry Of Social Justice

The Union Government has included welfare of transgender persons in charter of work to be handled by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, following demands from civi...

More Efforts Needed To Safeguard Child Rights'

The first workshop on New Juvenile Justice Act 2015, was held in Jaipur on Saturday, which laid emphasis on health and education of children.

Directorate of Child W...

International Film Festival For Persons With Disability In December

The first three-day International Film Festival for Persons with Disability (IFFFD) will be organised by Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry on December 1 in which 40 f...

CNN-IBN, Thumbs Up And Being Human Presents VEER Season 2 In Association With American India Foundation.

New Delhi, 29 September 2015: In an effort to unleash the inner potential of people with disabilities and provide them the best employment opportunities, <...

Differently Abled To Get Web Based ID Cards; National DB Of Disabled Persons Will Be Created

In one of the biggest social reform initiatives ever conducted in India, more than 2 crore differently abled Indians are all set to get benefitted. Government of India has ...

Pupils of a lesser God

Zuhaib, a student of mass communication at Jamia Millia Islamia University says that because of the lockdown all his classes are now online. Hi...