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Maneka Gandhi says WCD ministry can provide financial support for those working in anti-child pornography unit

Maneka Gandhi said the WCD Ministry could fund training to create experts who would work in the Home Ministry's special anti-child pornography unit.

WCD ministry moots law against indecent depiction of women on digital platforms like WhatsApp, Skype

Indecent representation of women on digital messaging platforms such as WhatsApp and Skype has been proposed to be made illegal by the WCD ministry.

Indian Government likely to make GPS mandatory in feature phones

Several government officials have said that GPS on phones, including feature phones, is a must for the panic button feature to be a success.

Lack of GPS facility in feature phones delays the trial of panic button facility in Uttar Pradesh

According to the Women and Child Development Ministry sources, the ministry will recommend starting the trial without GPS on basic phones.

Maneka Gandhi says women and child development ministry is focusing on eradicating malnutrition

Women and Child Development minister Maneka Gandhi on Tuesday said that after the "resounding" success of the "Beti Bachao Beti Padhao" scheme, the ministry is now targeting the problem of malnutrition.

Nirbhaya fund: Parliamentary panel raps WCD ministry for unspent money

A Parliamentary panel on Wednesday rapped Women and Child Development Ministry for letting Nirbhaya Fund "lay idle" for last few years

Maneka's 'mandatory sex determination' idea irks women's organisations

Several women organisations on Friday strongly opposed Union Minister Maneka Gandhi's suggestion that prenatal sex determination be made compulsory to check female foeticide

Fallout of Nirbhaya case? WCD ministry seeks mandatory registration of sex offenders

The WCD Ministry asked the law ministry to initiate mandatory registration of sex offenders by the local police ahead of the release of Nirbhaya gang-rape juvenile offender.