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Over 18,000 adoptions since 2019; only 1,404 children with special needs find homes

Kerala Child welfare board sets record with 100 adoptions in 18 months

Adoption and the ‘unfit’ parent: Nuance may serve us better

19K kids in shelter homes, Tamil Nadu tops list with 1.5K :Govt to SC

Shelter home kids not visited by kin to be added to the adoption pool

No DNA tests on Kids given for adoption: HC

Rights Of Adopted Children Of Citizens Can’t Be Marooned: Karnataka HC Directs CARA To Consider Granting NOC For Child Adopted From Non-Hague Convention Country

Wise choice: Editorial on adoption of female children outstripping male adoptions

https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2024/Apr/01/adoption-pitfalls-aplenty

Govt: In adoption cases health status of the biological parents can be shared only if their “privacy” is not violated

Can an adopted child be ‘returned?’ Here’s what rules say

Bombay High court annuls adoption as parents unable to handle 4 yr

HC junks 4-yr old’s adoption after parents complain of uncontrollable bad behaviour

Dark side of the gender bias: More female children up for adoption

Court upholds mother’s right as natural guardian for child adoption

Prospective parents, experts on the challenges of adopting children in India

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/world/norway-halts-adoptions-from-4-asian-nations-582016

SC upholds HC ruling, OKs ‘miracle baby’ adoption by Malta-b ..

Read more at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/98437381.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

Return child to rape survivor: Uttarakhand HC to adoptive parents after plea

Concerns raised over rise in child trafficking in Goa

Child Rights Body Lashes Out at CARA Over ‘Casual Approach’ in Case of Indian Kids Abandoned in Malta

28,663 Indians waiting to adopt a child, trend not declining: Govt

Official data shows that over 16,000 families have been waiting to adopt a child for the last 3 years

Number of girls adopted in India outstrips boys

Over 2,000 children died in specialised adoption agencies since 2014: Govt

Over 16,000 prospective parents waiting to adopt a child for past three years: Data

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/adopt-change-why-theres-an-urgent-need-to-reduce-long-waiting-period-for-adoption-in-india/articleshow/92461796.cms

Indians remain averse to accepting children with special needs

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/indians-remain-averse-to-accepting-children-with-special-needs/articleshow/92010287.cms

SC issues notice to Centre on plea seeking leniency in adoption modalities in the country

SC Notice to Centre on plea for making child adoption procedure simple

https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/3-crore-orphans-only-4000-adoptions-annually-plea-in-supreme-court-to-simplify-adoption-process-196374

Childless couples from rural areas too seeking adoption

Missing piece in adoption story

Why are adoption rates so low in India where thousands of children live in child care institutions?

Only 2,400 children eligible for adoption while 26,000 prospective parents have registered: Report

Home run for orphaned kids a long stretch

Our ‘Unwanted’ Children 

http://26000 couples , 2400 kids. Lens on adoption

Only 2,400 children eligible for adoption while 26,000 prospective parents have registered; Par panel recommends simplifying process

https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/how-to-adopt-a-child-in-india20220314084733/

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/awareness-of-safe-surrender-needed-to-address-abandonment-of-kids-activists/articleshow/88643282.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/year-ender-2021-major-bills-and-amendments-about-women-and-children-from-2021-1894196-2021-12-30

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/36000-couples-in-queue-but-cara-has-1936-kids-report/articleshow/88625272.cms

Complex Laws, Bureaucratic Tangles Makes Adoption A Long Painful Journey for Indians

CARA extremely callous in complying with Court’s directions, Unnecessarily Harassing Adoptive Parents: Delhi HC Court summons, CEO member secretary

Inheritance and legal estate rights of five categories of children

256 kids found homes in 2020- 2021 in the midst of the pandemic

India’s adoption data: Intriguing, disturbing

Prospective parents’ complain of delay in adoption process, ministry says looking into it

Govt to simplify child adoption rules, make stricter regulation for child care centres

Hit by Covid, in-country adoptions are at a 5-year-low

Lockdown, financial stress bring adoptions in India to five-year low

PIL in HC seeks direction on including mothers” names in all documents

https://www.deccanherald.com/national/develop-permanent-mechanism-for-inter-country-adoptions-under-hindu-law-hc-tells-centre-1027312.html

Are we doing enough for children orphaned by Covid?

Let LGBTQ+ couples adopt

Mumbai: COVID leaves over 1,450 kids orphaned in Maha

UP Government to take responsibility of children orphaned due to COVID-19

The adoption process is distinct. Frame leave policies accordingly

Mumbai: COVID leaves over 1,450 kids orphaned in Maha

Government Springs into Action to Help Covid Orphans, Protect Them from Trafficking Trap

India: An extended family to the children without parents

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/covid-has-orphaned-101-children-in-up-robbed-454-kids-of-a-parent/articleshow/82923263.cms

Adoption within a family which has biological kids is a wonderful thing’

COVID-19:Many institutions for child welfare, but in need none step up: HC

WAIC issues rules to protect orphaned kids

India’s tide of COVID-19 deaths leaves huge numbers of orphaned children in its wake

Hospitals’ disturbing question to Covid positive parents: What about your children now?

Don’t rush to adopt children orphaned due to Covid’

Stress on registering children’s homes

Four held for exploiting woman, taking away her baby

28 % of child care home not registered with state govt homes

40 per cent shelter homes have no measure in place to prevent children’s abuse 

2,061 girls among 3,531 children adopted in 2019-20: Govt data

2,061 girls among 3,531 children adopted in 2019-20: Govt data

A Conversation with Filmmaker Tushar Tyagi on LGBT+ and Adoption Issues in India

Mandira Bedi adopts 4-year-old girl, introduces daughter Tara ‘with eyes that sparkle like stars’. 

Adoption in India is a challenge. The pandemic made it a nightmare

Punjab and Haryana High Court eases adoption rules for NRIs

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/coronavirus-uttar-pradesh-57-girls-in-government-run-home-in-ups-kanpur-test-positive-for-covid-19-2249947

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/amid-covid-initial-adoption-meetings-to-go-virtual-now/articleshow/76312125.cms

CARA extends timelines for in-country adoption process

Forgotten Children

American families adopted 241 Indian kids in 2019, says report

Experts caution against rise in child trafficking post lockdown

Couples should adopt one child and have one biological child to stop trafficking, says Nandita Puri

How the government can mitigate the threat of COVID 19 for women ad girls

Supporting parents and children in the early years during (and after) the COVID-19 crisis

Some foreign nationals who came to adopt kids stranded

A single parent shares her journey of adopting her child, and challenging social norms

WCD dept. comes to the aid of children’s homes

On LGBTQ Adoption And Legal Reform: The Fight For The Community Is Still Not Over

US Couple, Adopted Daughter, Caught in India Virus Lockdown

60% kids from government homes sent back

Bengaluru: Have suggestion on adoption? Write to authority directly

Why the wait to adopt a child could get longer

No link between marriage, motherhood — why more single women are opting for adoptions

https://theprint.in/india/no-link-between-marriage-motherhood-why-more-single-women-are-opting-for-adoptions/369165/

It’s a long road to joy for these adopted children

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/its-a-long-road-to-joy-for-these-adopted-children/article30660773.ece

Over 1,100 adopted children returned to child care institutions in last 5 years

https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/over-thousand-adopted-children-returned-child-care-institutions-last-years-1634072-2020-01-05

Now many couples returning adopted children to agencies in Chhattisgarh

https://www.thehitavada.com/Encyc/2019/12/15/Now-many-couples-returning-adopted-children-to-agencies-in-Chhattisgarh.html

Adoption of a Child

https://www.hcisingapore.gov.in/

Hospital booked for giving baby for adoption illegally

Bhopal: Boys adoption cancelled after prospective parents trace his trace his biological parents

NGOs working for children to register themselves in Pb

Now Database to help parents identify needs of special child before adoption

https://thelogicalindian.com/exclusive/adoption-policy-discriminative-against-lqbtqia/

India’s Adoption Policy Discriminative Against LQBTQIA+, 20 Million Kids Remain Without Family

Childs rights body upset over shutting 8 shelter homes

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/child-rights-body-upset-over-shutting-of-8-shelter-homes/articleshow/71678493.cms

Power of  Attorney holder love not a third party under adoption regulations; Bombay HC allows Swiss Citizen to trace her biological parents 

https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/power-of-attorney-holder-not-a-third-party-under-adoption-regulations-bombay-hc-allows-swiss-citizen-to-trace-her-biological-parents-read-order-149115

Brit couple who ‘arranged murder of adopted son, 11, in India for £150,000 life insurance payout’ fight extradition

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10152431/brit-couple-murder-son-extradition-india/

Adoption cases: Delhi court asks government if cases can be  heard where parents reside
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/adoption-cases-delhi-court-asks-government-if-cases-can-be-heard-where-parents-reside/articleshow/71425021.cms

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/adoption-cases-delhi-court-asks-government-if-cases-can-be-heard-where-parents-reside/articleshow/71425021.cms

Dearth of ‘healthy’ kids under two years for adoption in India, says study

Dearth of “Healthy” Kids under two years for adopt, says studyion in India

Why are you so many Children in Specialized Adoption Agencies Dying?

https://fit.thequint.com/health-news/adoption-deaths-india

Teenage girl abandons newborn daughter in Bareilly
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/teenage-girl-abandons-newborn-daughter/articleshow/71353395.cms

Court comes down heavily on WCD over adoption exercise

http://www.millenniumpost.in/nation/court-comes-down-heavily-on-wcd-over-adoption-exercise-376979

After 15 months, Missionary of Charity accused of child trafficking granted bail

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/after-15-months-missionary-of-charity-accused-of-child-trafficking-granted-bail-38556

The Returned

https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/features/the-returned-1569587584096.html

Would you adopt an HIV+ baby?

https://www.mid-day.com/articles/would-you-adopt-an-hiv-baby/21789363

Here is how Queer Indians feel about not being able to get married or adopt kids

https://www.vice.com/en_in/article/qvgkgp/heres-how-queer-indians-lfeel-about-not-being-able-to-get-married-or-adopt-kids-lgbtq

Kerala’s First Openly Gay Couple Is Now Fighting For The Right To Adopt Children For Queers

https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/kerala-s-first-openly-gay-couple-are-now-fighting-for-the-right-to-adopt-children-for-queers-375254.html

Almost Final: Surrogacy Ban For Single Parents, Homosexuals, Live-in Couples

https://www.indiaspend.com/almost-final-surrogacy-ban-for-single-parents-homosexuals-live-in-couples/

Swedish Mother gives new home to abandoned to 4- year old

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/swedish-mother-gives-new-home-to-abandoned-4-year-old/articleshow/70848517.cms

4% of adopted kids sent back

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/4-of-adopted-kids-sent-back/articleshow/70852458.cms

Adoption must stop being about ‘saviours’, and focus on child’s rights instead

https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/adoption-must-stop-being-about-saviours-and-focus-child-rights-instead-107850

Adoption jokes are not ok, and here’s why

http://citizenmatters.in/online-rakshabandhan-gifts-and-adoption-controversy-13703

Special needs children struggle to find home in India

Read more at: https://www.deccanherald.com/national/special-needs-children-struggle-to-find-home-in-india-747456.html

Twitterstorm Erupts over Proposed Indian Law Banning Commercial Surrogacy

https://sputniknews.com/asia/201907161076262013-twitterstorm-erupts-indian-govt-planning-to-ban-commercial-surrogacy/

Over 700 children died in specialised adoption agencies in last three years’: WCD Minister Smriti Irani

http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2019/jul/12/over-700-children-died-in-specialised-adoption-agencies-in-last-three-years-wcd-minister-smriti-i-2002973.html

Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity files for recognition of 79 child care homes

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/mother-teresa-s-missionaries-of-charity-files-for-recognition-of-79-child-care-homes/798535.html

Supreme Court declines plea seeking guidelines for safety of adopted children

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/supreme-court-declines-plea-seeking-guidelines-for-safety-of-adopted-children/articleshow/70027028.cms

35 of 51 kids adopted from UT are girls

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/35-of-51-kids-adopted-from-ut-are-girls/795689.html

Baby Found in a Plastic Bag in the Woods Spurs Hundreds of Adoption Offers

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/29/us/baby-found-plastic-bag.html

8,677 children available for adoption across the country: WCD

https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/8-677-children-available-for-adoption-across-the-country-wcd-1558459-2019-06-29

Vidya Balan Speaks about Child Adoption, in an endearing monologue

https://www.shethepeople.tv/news/newborn-abandoned-couple-comes-forward-adopt

Delhi’s shame! 19 children go missing daily

https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/delhi-s-shame-19-children-go-missing-daily-1550210-2019-06-17

Foreigners can’t adopt child without NOC: SC

Read more at: https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/foreigners-cant-adopt-child-without-noc-sc-740566.html

More girls among https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/more-girls-among-4027-kids-adopted-in-2018-19/articleshow/69640361.cms

Meet the author who wants to break the silence around adoption with her children’s book

https://scroll.in/article/924647/meet-the-author-who-wants-to-break-the-silence-around-adoption-with-her-childrens-book

Children with Special Needs in TN Await Adoption

https://www.indiaglitz.com/children-with-special-needs-in-tn-await-adoption-tamil-news-236833

Children with Special Needs in TN Await Adoption

WCD department to digitise records on children, boost state foster care

ttps://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/maharashtra-women-and-child-development-foster-care-wcd-5734391/

As baby selling racket thrives in Tamil Nadu 2,382 parents chase 82 kids

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/as-baby-selling-racket-thrives-in-tn-2382-wannabe-parents-chase-82-kids/articleshow/69392620.cms

1,300 children died in adoption homes in 5 years

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/1300-children-died-in-adoption-homes-in-5-years/articleshow/67909036.cms?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium

Thoughts on how to raise India’s abandoned children

https://www.asianage.com/books/100519/thoughts-on-how-to-raise-indias-abandoned-children.html

Investigation: The Namakkal child adoption racket

http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2019/may/05/investigation-the-namakkal-child-adoption-racket-1972804.html

In pursuit of family

http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2019/apr/29/in-pursuit-of-family-1970251.html

Chennai trafficking racket: Retired nurse suspected to have sold newborns; audio viral on social media

https://www.timesnownews.com/mirror-now/crime/article/chennai-trafficking-racket-retired-nurse-suspected-to-have-sold-newborns-audio-viral-on-social-media-tamil-nadu/407268

Why we must strive to end the need for childcare institutions

https://indianexpress.com/article/parenting/blog/strive-to-end-need-for-childcare-institutions-orphanages-5672448/

A little girl with prosthetics and a very special adoption

https://www.cnbctv18.com/buzz/a-little-girl-with-prosthetics-and-a-very-special-adoption-2923221.htm

Every Child Deserves a Family – Need to develop foster care in India

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/legally-speaking/every-child-deserves-a-family-need-to-develop-foster-care-in-india/

Intercountry adoption numbers hit new low

https://world.wng.org/content/intercountry_adoption_numbers_hit_new_low

70% Of Children Adopted By Maltese Families Last Year Are From India

https://lovinmalta.com/news/local/70-of-children-adopted-by-maltese-families-last-year-are-from-india

Officer sacked for taking bribe from Canadian who adopted baby

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/officer-sacked-for-taking-bribe-from-canadian-who-adopted-baby/article26628268.ece

Five held for illegally adopting infant

https://www.dailypioneer.com/2019/state-editions/five-held-for-illegally-adopting-infant.html

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/officer-sacked-for-taking-bribe-from-canadian-who-adopted-baby/article26628268.ece

Child adopted by techie abused in Chennai, police complaint yet to be filed

https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/child-adopted-techie-abused-chennai-police-complaint-yet-be-filed-98706

 Chennai: Bruised child rescued from adoptive parents

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/chennai-bruised-child-rescued-from-adoptive-parents/articleshow/68490464.cms

Finding shelter for HIV+ siblings daunting task

Absence of child care institution in Ambala

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/finding-shelter-for-hiv-siblings-daunting-task/744672.html

Illegal cases in State delay legal adoption of children

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/illegal-cases-in-state-delay-legal-adoption-of-children/articleshow/68209584.cms

In Goa, plenty of potential parents, no kids for adoption

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/in-goa-plenty-of-potential-parents-no-kids-for-adoption/articleshow/68294589.cms

Adoption tool is not LGBT inclusive, claims study

https://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20190311/3517577.html

Technology to prevent baby lifting in Tamil Nadu government hospitals

https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/microchips-rfid-radio-frequency-identification-technology-tracking-lives/article26436045.ece?homepage=true&utm_campaign=socialflow

60% children adopted in India between 2015 and 2018

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/60-children-adopted-in-india-between-2015-and-2018-are-girls/article26241070.ece

Jennifer Aniston to mark 50th birthday

https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/1085163/jennifer-aniston-birthday-child-adoption-mexico

One-Third of Tamil Nadu’s children homes mistreat kids

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/one-third-of-tn-childrens-homes-mistreat-kids-report/articleshow/67579460.cms

Left out, abused: on the state of child care institutions

https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/left-out-abused/article25914324.ece

Child care homes don’t paint a rosy picture

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/child-care-homes-dont-paint-a-rosy-picture/article25902949.ece

https://theprint.in/governance/lapses-by-child-welfare-body-blamed-for-sexual-abuse-of-13-yr-old-girl-by-foster-father-in-assam/171799/

https://theprint.in/governance/lapses-by-child-welfare-body-blamed-for-sexual-abuse-of-13-yr-old-girl-by-foster-father-in-assam/171799/

Odisha shelter homes shame: NHRC seeks ATR

https://www.dailypioneer.com/2018/state-editions/odisha-shelter-homes-shame–nhrc-seeks-atr.html

Thanks to Juvenile Justice Act, more poor couples in Warangal surrendering babies

http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2018/dec/28/thanks-to-jj-act-more-poor-couples-surrendering-babies-1917499.html

Odisha Women and Child Development Minister orders closure of Dhenkanal shelter home

http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2018/dec/02/minister-orders-closure-of-shelter-home-1906126.html

Modified rules enable 250 single women to adopt a child: Gov ..
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/modified-rules-has-enabled-250-single-women-to-adopt-a-child-govt/articleshow/66833592.cms

10-year study on mothers and children shows academic links to early childhood performance

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/10-year-study-on-mothers-and-children-shows-academic-links-to-early-childhood

Governments ask for months time to probe childcare institutions

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/govt-asks-for-months-time-to-probe-childcare-institutions/articleshow/66835580.cms

Government likely to clear new, amended Juvenile Justice Act bill

https://greaterkashmir.com/news/kashmir/government-likely-to-clear-new-amended-juvenile-justice-act-bill/305326.html

NGO shelter homes raided

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/ngo-shelter-homes-raided/article25666906.ece

Why India’s adoption rate is abysmal despite its 30 million abandoned kids

https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/why-india-s-adoption-rate-is-abysmal-despite-its-30-million-abandoned-kids-118103000218_1.html

Taare Zameen Par

Why dyslexia must be spotted early, and children supported to perform in their unique way

Out of 10 children going missing in Delhi 6 remains untraced: Report

https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/out-of-10-children-going-missing-in-delhi-6-remains-untraced-report-118092500635_1.html

Sex Abuse Incidents In Shelter Homes Have Spread Like Cancer: Top Court

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sex-abuse-incidents-in-shelter-homes-have-spread-like-cancer-top-court-1923456

Half of 8000 missing children in Assam in 5 years untraced

http://www.uniindia.com/half-of-8-000-missing-children-in-assam-in-5-years-untraced/states/news/1366294.html

https://theprint.in/governance/year-since-indian-childs-death-in-us-govt-drags-feet-on-punishing-adoption-agency/126499/

One year since Indian child’s death in US, govt drags feet on punishing adoption agency

https://theprint.in/governance/year-since-indian-childs-death-in-us-govt-drags-feet-on-punishing-adoption-agency/126499/

280 child care institutions closed down after Juvenile Justice Act

http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2018/sep/26/280-child-care-institutions-closed-down-after-juvenile-justice-act-1877188.html

Dear Mom of an Adopted Child

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dear-mom-of-an-adopted-child_b_7267898

Fewer Shishu Gruhas make legal adoption difficult

http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2018/sep/06/fewer-shishu-gruhas-make-legal-adoption-difficult-1868193.html

Karnataka couple adopts three siblings from Ujjain orphanage
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/karnataka-couple-adopts-three-siblings-from-ujjain-orphanage/articleshow/65691654.cms

LGBT community wants the next fight to be for the adoption right

https://www.oneindia.com/india/lgbt-community-wants-the-next-fight-to-be-the-adoption-right-2770832.html

General articles

Spanish couple abandon adopted Indian child, Bhopal agency under the scanner

https://theprint.in/governance/spanish-couple-abandon-adopted-indian-child-bhopal-agency-under-the-scanner/101821/

Gone girls: the trafficked children of Yadadri

https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/gone-girls-the-trafficked-children-of-yadadri/article24668704.ece

Asked states UTs to shut unregistered CCIs WCD Min

https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/national/2018/08/09/des49-rsq-wcd-ccis.html

The horror story inside an Indian children’s home

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-45124802

India’s missing children

Maneka Gandhi Issues Diktat To States: Register All Child Care Institutions Within A Month

http://www.newsworldindia.in/national/maneka-gandhi-issues-diktat-to-states-register-all-child-care-institutions-within-a-month/303551/

Bond with a baby, legally

https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/jharkhand/bond-with-a-baby-legally-245353

Maneka Gandhi wants all Missionaries of Charity institutes examined immediately

https://indianexpress.com/article/india/illegal-adoptions-wcd-maneka-gandhi-child-care-institutions-registered-5262716/

http://www.theleadersnews.com/baby-selling-scandal-govt-instruct-states-inspect-mother-teresa-care-homes/

 

 

 

The need to keep siblings together

http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-the-need-to-keep-siblings-together-2637206

280 orphan minor girls made pregnant in Teresa missionary”: Prashant Patel Umrao falsely claims

https://www.altnews.in/prashant-patel-false-claims-280-minor-orphans-girls-impregnated-missionaries-of-chairity/

Baby sale rampant, fears panel

https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/jharkhand/baby-sale-rampant-fears-panel-244977

Third Child ‘Sold’ By Mother Teresa’s Missionaries Of Charity Rescued

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/third-child-sold-by-mother-teresas-missionaries-of-charity-nirmal-hriday-in-jharkhand-rescued-1881865

Couples in live-in relations cannot adopt, says CARA

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/couples-in-live-in-relations-cannot-adopt-says-cara/article24165917.ece

SOS Village chief for integrated approach to welfare

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/sos-village-chief-for-integrated-approach-to-welfare/article24175538.ece

Awareness meet on adoption procedures

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/awareness-meet-on-adoption-procedures/article24167305.ece

Kolkata woman may be first with cerebral palsy to adopt a baby

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/jeeja-countrys-1st-adoptive-mom-with-cerebral-palsy/articleshow/64564628.cms

Abandoned in Rajkot park, baby gets passport hrs after adoption

http://www.dnaindia.com/ahmedabad/report-abandoned-in-rajkot-park-baby-gets-passport-hrs-after-adoption-2622173

Why Children Aren’t Behaving, And What You Can Do About It

https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/06/02/611082566/why-children-arent-behaving-and-what-you-can-do-about-it

Four couples willing to adopt baby whose mother doesn’t want her

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/four-couples-willing-to-adopt-baby-whose-mother-doesnt-want-her/articleshow/64432775.cms

Couple refuses to adopt differently-abled child, High Court restrains it from future adoptions

http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/couple-refuses-to-adopt-differently-abled-child-high-court-restrains-it-from-future-adoptions-5200787/

CONNECTED SOULS

http://www.dailypioneer.com/vivacity/connected-souls.html

Katihar abandoned baby case: Why adoption law matters?

http://morungexpress.com/katihar-abandoned-baby-case-why-adoption-law-matters/

Katihar abandoned baby case: Commodification & bypass of adoption law

http://morungexpress.com/katihar-abandoned-baby-case-commodification-bypass-of-adoption-law/

Zappone reveals at least 126 children were wrongly registered as biological children of adoptive parents

http://www.thejournal.ie/st-patricks-guild-adoption-4042782-May2018/

Want to Adopt a Child With Special Needs? Here Is All the Information You Need

https://www.thebetterindia.com/122060/adoption-special-needs-children-awareness-india/

Parents to be reimbursed for expenses related to child adoption

https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/87037/parents_to_be_reimbursed_for_expenses_related_to_child_adoption#.WwU47kiFPIU

Adopting a child with special needs: How the child protection system fails them

https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/adopting-child-special-needs-how-child-protection-system-fails-them-81646

Adopting a child in India remains a tortuous affair, despite digitisation

http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/adopting-a-child-in-india-remains-a-tortuous-affair-despite-digitisation-118051101295_1.html

Across the world in search of home

https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20180515/life-features/across-the-world-in-search-of-home.679097

Care centre shockers

https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/bihar/care-centre-shockers-230703

Once Denied Adoption, Kerala Couple Now Shelters 90 Orphans & Abused Women!

https://www.thebetterindia.com/141516/santhwanam-annie-babu-kottayam-home-orphans-distressed-women/

Foster care scene in India worrying

https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/160518/foster-care-scene-in-india-worrying.html

Baby girl found in a basket in RR Nagar

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/baby-girl-found-in-a-basket-in-rr-nagar/articleshow/64167423.cms

How a Single Woman in Ludhiana Saved 450 Young Lives by Devoting Herself to Orphans

https://www.news18.com/news/india/how-a-single-woman-in-ludhiana-saved-450-young-lives-by-devoting-herself-to-orphans-1748609.html

Anti-trafficking unit to quiz doctors in Delhi

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/anti-trafficking-unit-to-quiz-doctors-in-delhi/article23829730.ece

Indian parents prefer adopting girls

https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/070518/indian-parents-prefer-adopting-girls.html

60% of children adopted in India in last 6 years were girls, reveals RTI plea

http://zeenews.india.com/india/60-of-children-adopted-in-india-in-last-6-years-were-girls-reveals-rti-plea-2105616.html

UP family abandons baby girl after woman dies in hospital during delivery

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/-up-family-abandons-baby-girl-after-woman-dies-in-hospital-during-delivery/articleshow/64034633.cms

Find out what makes these families so special

https://www.femina.in/achievers/people/five-special-families-you-must-know-about-85828.html

UAE expats breaking barriers to adopt babies

https://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/dubai//uae-expats-breaking-barriers-to-adopt-babies

A couple from U.K. adopt a girl child under CARA

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/a-new-home-filled-with-hope/article23385661.ece

Child racket: 5 more held, 1 rescued

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/child-racket-5-more-held-1-rescued/articleshow/63525870.cms

SC asks HCs to give details on setting up of children’s courts

https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/sc-asks-hcs-to-give-details-on-setting-up-of-childrens-courts/1273737

28 Tamil Nadu kids with ‘special needs’ await adoption, unlikely to find home in India

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/28-tn-kids-with-special-needs-await-adoption-unlikely-to-find-home-in-india/articleshow/63349640.cms

Ignored by Indians, children with special needs find parents abroad

http://www.newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/2018/mar/18/ignored-by-indians-children-with-special-needs-find-parents-abroad-1788720.html

23 children from unlicensed adoption home shifted to other agencies

https://www.nyoooz.com/news/trichy/1055840/23-children-from-unlicensed-adoption-home-shifted-to-other-agencies/

Babies sold to doctors, techie for up to Rs 4.5 lakh each

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/babies-sold-to-doctors-techie-for-up-to-rs-4-5-lakh-each/articleshow/60998847.cms

The long and laborious road to adoption in Karnataka

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/the-long-and-laborious-road-to-adoption-in-karnataka/article19701366.ece 

No ‘pick and choose’ for couples opting for adoption

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/no-pick-and-choose-for-couples-opting-for-adoption/articleshow/58443514.cms

Centre tweaks adoption rules, prospective parents can no longer ‘pick and choose’ children

https://scroll.in/latest/836125/centre-tweaks-adoption-rules-prospective-parents-can-no-longer-pick-and-choose-children

New Adoption Rule Promises It Will End Supermarket Style Shopping of Children

http://theladiesfinger.com/new-adoption-rules/

Abandoned by family and country: Crisis for India’s orphans as adoption rates plummet by 50 per cent

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/indianews/article-3047635/Abandoned-family-country-Crisis-India-s-orphans-adoption-rates-plummet-50-cent-five-years.html#ixzz4svP88F7W

Indians don’t want to adopt kids with special needs: Bombay HC

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Indians-dont-want-to-adopt-kids-with-special-needs-Bombay-HC/articleshow/47873197.cms

At Last, Special Children Up For Adoption to Find Indian Homes

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/at-last-special-children-up-for-adoption-to-find-indian-homes-1215584

Adoption rate in India ‘shameful’: Union Minister Maneka Gandhi

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/adoption-rate-in-india-shameful-union-minister-maneka-gandhi/

Adoption rates in India down by 50 per cent in 5 years

https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/adoption-rates-india-down-50-per-cent-5-years-249480-2015-02-14

Why Only 3.2 Percent Of India’s 50,000 Orphans Will Find Parents

https://www.thequint.com/news/india/why-only-32-percent-of-indias-50000-orphans-will-find-parents

India moves to speed up adoption

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/30/india-delhi-speed-adoption-orphans

Birth certificates no longer a must for passport

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/no-need-of-birth-certificate-to-get-a-passport-now-government-tells-parliament/articleshow/59724618.cms

Parents’ stress of years-long adoption process melts away with hug from little Anya

https://www.thenational.ae/uae/parents-stress-of-years-long-adoption-process-melts-away-with-hug-from-little-anya-1.2399

http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/orphanage-shut-down-for-selling-babies-in-eastern-india

All child adoptions violating 2017 regulations to be considered illegal, say new guidelines

https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/child-adoption-laws-ministry-of-women-and-child-development-cara-prospective-adoptive-parents-955706-2017-01-18

Adoption agency pulled up for negligence in child care

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/adoption-agency-pulled-up-for-negligence-in-child-care/articleshow/57483213.cms

The nowhere children

http://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/divya-gandhi-on-the-new-adoption-guidelines-in-india/article7823071.ece