The Supreme Court stressed the need for strict enforcement of the PCPNDT Act, citing persistent gender bias and sex-selection practices. The court said welfare schemes and legal safeguards must continue until societal attitudes change and every girl child is valued equally
At The Sports Women Huddle 2025 – Invest in Her, leading female athletes including Sania Mirza, PV Sindhu, and Dr. Deepa Malik discussed the evolving landscape of women's sports in India. Once underpaid and ignored, women athletes today command crores in leagues like the WPL.
Catchy slogans like ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ may have helped but ground realities pertaining to women’s education, safety, and equal opportunities at workplaces are far from encouraging
The study did not include enough mothers and female mentors to determine if their views differed from those of fathers and male mentors, the researchers said.