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Saving Young Adults In Consensual Relationships From Prosecution Under Child Sex Abuse Law Has Become A Matter Of Luck  https://article-14.com/post/saving-young-adults-in-consensual-relationships-from-prosecution-under-child-sex-abuse-law-has-become-a-matter-of-luck--67623c70a081b?s=08 Raksha Kumar Wednesday, 18 Dec, 2024  India’s law on child abuse requires mandatory criminal procedure to be initiated against anyone who has sex with those below the age of 18. Most police personnel and judges across the country follow the letter of the law. However, given the magnitude of such cases, police and judiciary of some states have refrained from criminalising young adults and teenagers in consensual relationships.

For decades, child rights activists fought hard for a separate law against child abuse. 

In 2012, the POCSO Act was enacted, which widened the definition of sexual violence and incorporated child-friendly procedures for reporting, investigation, recording of evidence, and trial. Many termed it “pathbreaking” but noted that punishment for failure to report the crime, even among consensual partners, came with its own complications. 

 Kashmiri shawl sellers say not allowed to trade in Himachal Pradesh, being told to go back  https://indianexpress.com/article/india/kashmiri-shawl-sellers-allege-harassment-in-himachal-pradesh-file-police-complaint-9746184/  Twenty-two Kashmiri shawl sellers have filed a police complaint at Ghumarwin police station in Bilaspur district, alleging they are being barred from selling their goods and pressured to leave Himachal Pradesh.  Senior officials have attributed the incident to a business rivalry between the Kashmiri hawkers and local shopkeepers affiliated with the Ghumarwin Beopar Mandal. A police investigation is underway.

Air pollution in India linked to millions of deaths  https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241220191007.htm  We found that every 10 microgram per cubic metre increase in PM2.5 concentration led to an 8.6 percent increase in mortality," says Petter Ljungman,..he study also highlights that the entire population of India lives in areas where PM2.5 levels exceed WHO guidelines. This means that almost 1.4 billion people are exposed year after year to air pollution that can negatively affect health. In some regions, levels of up to 119 micrograms per cubic metre were measured, significantly higher than what both the WHO and India consider safe.