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National Commission for Women
The National Commission for Women is a statutory body established in January 1992 under the National Commission for Women Act, 1990. This commission was for the first time recommended by Committee on Status of Women in India in 1974 and then successive commissions and committees. Mandate The mandate of this body includes: To review the ..
..Read MoreNCW Launches Digital Shakti 4.0
The fourth phase of the Digital Shakti Campaign was launched recently by National Commission for Women (NCW). What is Digital Shakti Campaign? The Digital Shakti Campaign is a national-level campaign that was launched in 2018 to digitally empower and skill women and girls to ensure their safety in cyberspace. Through this initiative, over 3 lakh ..
Month: Current Affairs – November, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Cybersecurity • Cybersecurity in India • Digital Shakti • META • National Commission for Women • National Commission for Women (NCW)
DSLSA Legal Services Clinic
The Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) in association with the National Commission for Women (NCW) has launched a legal aid clinic that aims to act as a single-window facility to resolve all the grievances that have been lodged by women by providing them with free legal assistance. Overview: This initiative was launched to make ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Delhi State Legal Services Authority • DSLSA Legal Services Clinic • legal aid clinic • legal services and advice to women • National Commission for Women • National Legal Services Authority
Smriti Irani launches 24/7 Helpline of NCW for Women affected by violence
On 27th July, 2021, Smriti Irani, the Union Minister for Women and Child Development (WCD) launched the National Commission for Women’s (NCW) 24/7 helpline number 7827170170. The helpline has been launched with primary aim of providing online support 24/7 to women who are affected by violence. They will be linked with the appropriate authorities like ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2021
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: 24/7 helpline number 7827170170 • Ministry of Women and Child Development • National Commission for Women • Rekha Sharma • Smriti Irani
National Portal for Transgender Persons
The Government of India has launched the National Portal for Transgender persons. The portal will help the transgender community to apply for identity card and certificate online. It was developed under the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Rules, 2020. The major benefit of the portal is that the portal will help the transgenders to obtain ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: National Commission for Women • National Council for Transgender • Protection of Transgenders • Transgender • Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill • Transgender rights
‘We Think Digital’ program launched in UP
We Think Digital is a global digital literacy program of the technology major Facebook. The program was launched in 2019 with an aim to overcome gender imbalance on the internet space. Recently, Facebook launched ‘We Think Digital’ program in Uttar Pradesh, in association with National Commission for Women (NCW) and Cyber Peace Foundation. The program ..
Topics: Cyber Peace Foundation • Digital literacy • Facebook • Internet • National Commission for Women
Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill 2019
The Lok Sabha has passed the Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill, 2019. Features of the Bill The bill seeks to amend the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993. The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 provided that the chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is a person who has been a Chief ..
Topics: National Commission for Backward Classes • National Commission for Scheduled Castes • National Commission for Scheduled Tribes • National Commission for Women • National Human Rights Commission • NHRC • Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill 2019 • Protection of Human Rights Act 1993 • Supreme court • the National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights