In June, police arrested the mother and stepfather of the victim for taking her to private fertility centres to sell her oocytes.

Notwithstanding the impressive economic growth record in the recent past, India continues to have high rates of malnutrition, especially among women and children.

This paper examines two interrelated questions; What is the extent of gender gap in adult malnutrition in India and whether such gender gap is specific to India alone? These questions analyzing the National Family Health Survey (2005-06) unit-level data.

Violence is generally interpreted as physical, sexual and mental abuse of individuals.