gender
- India
SC rejects plea against Hindu law allowing divorce over non-cohabitation
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, May 11, refused to entertain a plea challenging the constitutional validity of a provision of the Hindu Marriage Act that grants only the wife the…
- India
No one will give women jobs: SC refuses to enforce menstrual leave policy
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday, March 13, refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a nationwide policy providing menstrual leave for women in educational and professional institutions, observing…
- Hyderabad
Centre allows Hyderabad based IRS officer to change gender, name
Hyderabad: The central government has approved the request of a Hyderabad-based Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer, to change her name to M Anukathir Surya from M Anasuya and her gender from female…
- India
UP: Main accused held in man’s nonconsensual ‘gender change’ surgery
Muzaffarnagar: A man who allegedly brought a 20-year-old youth to a hospital for “gender change” surgery without his consent has been arrested, police said on Friday. The youth was brought to a…
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Gender budgeting in India—A policy perspective
By Ablaz Mohammed Schemnad Fiscal interventions should be strategically prioritised to address the developmental challenges associated with gender inequality. Gender responsive budgeting, commonly known as gender budgeting, serves to imbue fiscal allocations…
- India
Gender change through surgery a constitutional right, rules Allahabad HC
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has observed that a person has constitutional right to change their gender though surgical intervention. Justice Ajit Kumar made the observation while hearing a plea of a…
