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  • Global gold prices and female infanticide in India are linked, claims a new study

    Global gold prices and female infanticide in India are linked, claims a new study

    Sonia Bhalotra, The Conversation
    · Sep 25, 2018 · 01:30 pm
  • Mothers-in-law should take the initiative to protect the girl child, says Narendra Modi

    Mothers-in-law should take the initiative to protect the girl child, says Narendra Modi

    Scroll Staff
    · Mar 08, 2018 · 05:34 pm
  • Andhra Pradesh: Man arrested for allegedly trying to electrocute wife after she gave birth to a girl

    Andhra Pradesh: Man arrested for allegedly trying to electrocute wife after she gave birth to a girl

    Scroll Staff
    · Feb 05, 2018 · 02:20 pm
  • Watch: This ad ‘celebrates’ a little girl successfully making her first ‘round roti’

    Watch: This ad ‘celebrates’ a little girl successfully making her first ‘round roti’

    Scroll Staff
    · Sep 19, 2017 · 01:00 pm
  • The rape of a minor girl shows how justice is sought to be compromised in Dantewada

    The rape of a minor girl shows how justice is sought to be compromised in Dantewada

    Bela Bhatia
    · Jun 26, 2016 · 09:00 am
  • Government schemes for the girl child work, but somewhat

    Government schemes for the girl child work, but somewhat

    Tanay Sukumar, IndiaSpend.com
    · Jun 19, 2016 · 09:30 pm