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Looking Beyond Finance: The 2024 Budget And It’s Impact On Women

Guest Author08/12/2024035 views

Imagine a budget which transcends numerical values, adding real value to its people and making lives easier! Indians eagerly await the financial budget release day to know how funds have been allocated to different avenues of their life and how much tax they have to pay. The 2024 financial budget, presented on 23 July 2024, promises to add real value to the lives of four primary groups – the poor, the youth, farmers and women. Women comprising almost half the population have been promised numerous benefits under this budget to bridge the gap towards gender equality. So let’s explore what’s in this year’s budget for women?

Marriage, Sex and Consent : The Split Verdict By Delhi High Court In Marital Rape Case

Avani Bansal08/12/2024034 views

Nothing that is ‘imposed’, survives for too long. Marriage as an institution continues to exist, around the world, because a large majority of people ‘choose’ to opt for it. But it is also true that world over, many people are now questioning the institution of marriage and opting instead to remain life-long companions without the shackles or protection of the law.

Interview of Prof. Verene A. Shepherd

Elsa Joel08/12/2024025 views

Thank you for taking the time to explore my work, ideas and influences. First of all, my overall research interest as a Social Historian, is the experiences of historically marginalized people: enslaved Africans, indentured Asians (in particular Indians), left behind men and boys, women (including enslaved women and household workers).

Death Of Memory Machaya – Child Brides In Zimbabwe Still Awaits Justice

Guest Author08/12/2024033 views

A fourteen-year girl died while giving birth at Church Shrine in Zimbabwe. The girl was forced to marry at an early age. After two hours of her death, she was secretly buried by Church. This incident caused a serious outrage among citizens and Human Rights fraternity all over the world.

Tribulation Of Innocent Hands

Guest Author08/12/2024024 views

By Advocate Meenu Padha; Co- Authors – Tavleen Kaur & Vinayak Sonkar India needs an instant nationwide awareness and campaigns against the child labour to protect and safeguard children from…

Marital Rape: A Social and Legal Paradox

Guest Author08/12/2024027 views

Despite 75 years of independence, the social status of women in India still stands in shadows. Grievous crimes and alarming rates of pending cases portray the loopholes in the legal machinery of the Indian legal system. One such appalling act is that of Rape – where the dignity and self-respect of a woman is bruised beyond contemplation.