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Surge in Domestic Violence amid lockdown

Introduction For a very long time, women have suffered and faced a lot in this cruel world. Women remained the most neglected section of our society. It was from the mid 19th century, women started raising their voice and some changes were done in Indian Statues and laws for their well being. But the sad reality of today’s world is that, on one hand, they are being compared to Goddesses, on another hand they are being beaten, abused, and often treated as slaves. However, domestic violence is not new for India, but it is increasing like a pandemic. The cases of Domestic violence is not increasing in India, WHO has also said that cases of domestic violence are increasing globally. Domestic Violence, a pandemic for women When the whole world is suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic, women are suffering from another kind of pandemic which is even more hostile than coronavirus, whose name is domestic violence. Not only Indian Women are facing domestic violence, but women all ov

Acts and Laws which every Indian Woman Should Know

The government of our country has made various laws to protect the interest of our country. There were many evils in our country which were deeply enrooted in the mindset of our society, to curb those evils, we woman are provided with many laws in various India statues and in the form of acts. Although there are many laws , I have listed 10 of them:- Im moral Traffic Prevention Act, 1956 . Immoral trafficking of women for the purpose of Prostitution is prohibited by this act, Earning money by the way of using a woman in the business of prostitution is prohibited by this act, and the person doing so shall be punishable with a fine or imprisonment of min 1 year and max. 3 years or both. But if the offender tries to earn money from forcing the minor to do prostitution shall be punishable with imprisonment from 7 years to 14 years. Mines Act 1952 and Factories Act, 1958 According to the Provisions provided by Mines act, no woman shall be appointed for any kind

A guide for all the female tourists travelling to India

I ntroduction India is a country full of diversity. You can find everything in India from stunning mughal buildings, beautiful gardens, greenery to chaotic traffic. You can find every kind of people in India from different cultures to different food tastes with different dressing style. But If you are travelling for the first time in India, you have to follow some of the precautionary measures which I have listed below:- Decide carefully which part of India, you want to explore. As I have already mentioned above, India is a vast country with 29 states and 7 union territories. Decide carefully, which part of country you want to explore and plan accordingly. Different states have different weather even in the same month itself. If you are planning to travel the India in the month of june and july, keep summer clothes with you, If you are deciding to travel places with hills and mountains such as mussoorie, shimla, manipur or sikkim, weather would be quite cold. Dif

Provisions of IPC & CRPC which every woman should know

Introduction Since time immemorial, the woman has suffered a lot. There are many evils that exist in our society such as Dowry death, rape, kidnapping, selling of girls. All these things are considered crime in the eyes of law. Laws are being made by our lawmakers to stop such kinds of crime against women. So, this article briefly discusses the provisions available in the Indian Penal Code for woman, however, there are other statues in India as well, such as CRPC, special laws for a woman such as dowry prohibition act, POSCO, maternity benefits Act, etc. Provisions of  IPC Outraging the modesty of women (Section 354  of IPC) According to section 354 of the IPC, if someone assaults or uses criminal force to outrage the modesty of a woman, then he can be punished with imprisonment of a minimum of 1 year and maximum to 5 years, or fine or both. The word used ‘assault’ here doesn’t mean only using physical force, it also includes making verbal gestures with the inte

Are girls safe in Delhi, India

Delhi the city of dreams Delhi, the city of dreams for some, and the city of dead humans for some others with more than 20 million population which is estimated to reach by 22 million in 2021. Delhi is the second most populated city in the country and unfortunately, it’s also one among the most unsafe city also. Delhi is famous for several things. You can easily find everything in Delhi from chaotic traffic to stunning Mughal era monuments. But What you will not find in Delhi is safety for Girls. Some survey results In today’s time, women have achieved a lot in every field from political to economic, educational to sports but for some people, women are still considered as sex objects. According to a survey done by voluntary organizations‘ Jagori’ and UN development fund for women, in 2010, it is being found that 80% of women residing in Delhi fear their safety. Remember the day when a medical student was gang-raped in Delhi It has passed almost 7 years when a 23-year m