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2019 Zero Discrimination Day (ZDD)
The Zero Discrimination Day (ZDD) is observed every year on 1st of March to promote equality before the law and in practice throughout all of the member countries...N Ram appointed as president of Alliance for Media Freedom (AFMF)
Narasimhan Ram, chairman of THG Publishing Private Limited, has been appointed president of the Alliance for Media Freedom (AFMF), a cross-media advocacy and action group of media organisations,...Delhi High Court rules that Section 354A of Indian Penal Code (IPC) can be used by transgender persons
Recently, the Delhi High Court has ruled that Section 354A of Indian Penal Code (IPC) can be used by transgender persons to register complaints of sexual harassment. The...Union Cabinet approves Amendment in POCSO Act of 2012
The Union Cabinet has recently approved amendments to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act of 2012 to make punishment more stringent for committing sexual crimes...Ministry of Home Affairs brings a booklet on cyber safety for school children
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has brought out a booklet on cyber safety for school children to inform them about different aspects of cyber safety. The...Jammu and Kashmir becomes India’s first state to bring a law against ‘sextortion’
Jammu and Kashmir has become the first State in India to bring in a law banning “sextortion”, i.e. sexual exploitation of women by those in positions of authority...2018 International Mountain Day (IMD)
The International Mountain Day (IMD) is observed every year on December 11 to celebrate and bring awareness to the world’s mountain environments and the people and cultures that...Madhya Pradesh hosts first-ever AdventureNext 18 in Asia
The AdventureNext India 2018, the first-of-its-kind in India & Asia, was hosted by Madhya Pradesh Tourism at the new International Convention Centre (Minto Hall) in Bhopal on December...2018 International Volunteer Day (IVD)
The International Volunteer Day (IVD) is observed every year by The United Nations (UN) on December 5 to recognise the volunteers worldwide and their efforts in making peace...Nomophobia declared People’s Word of 2018 by Cambridge Dictionary
The UK’s Cambridge Dictionary has recently declared “Nomophobia”, the word that describes the stress and anxiety caused by being separated from your mobile, as People’s Word of the...Australia becomes world’s first nation to recognise ‘orphanage trafficking’ as a form of modern slavery
Australia has become the first country in the world to recognise so-called orphanage trafficking as a form of modern-day slavery. Hence, it has criminalized the act of falsely...
