Bengaluru urban district most unsafe in state for children: Karnataka child rights index
Bengaluru: Bengaluru Urban has been ranked the most unsafe district for children in the state, according to a recent report by Child Rights Index of Karnataka.
The report, cited by Deccan Herald on Friday, was prepared by researchers S. Madheswaran and B. P. Vani from the Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) in collaboration with the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights.
The study is based on child labour, child marriage, teenage pregnancy and crimes against children. Bengaluru’s poor performance, the report notes, is largely linked to the vulnerabilities associated with its rapidly expanding urban environment.
Other districts that fared poorly on child protection include Kolar, Vijayapura, Gadag and Belagavi. In contrast, Kodagu and Udupi were identified as the safest districts for children.
The report was prepared considering six indicators: Right to life, right to enabling environment to live, right to nutrition, protection, education and participation.
Best performing districts without including the participation index (since it varies for urban and rural areas) are Udupi, Mandya, Dakshina Kannada, Kodagu and Bengaluru Rural, the report added.
The study also highlights a sharp concentration of crimes against children in Bengaluru. The district recorded the highest crime rate in the state, followed by Mysuru, Mandya, Bengaluru Rural, Tumakuru, Belagavi, Dakshina Kannada, Chikkaballapur and Ramanagar.
Alarmingly, the crime rate against children in Bengaluru is eight times higher than the average across other districts.
Meanwhile, nutrition indicators continue to raise concern, with over 70% of children in seven districts, particularly in the Kalyana Karnataka region, found to be anaemic. In Mysuru and parts of the Bengaluru divisions, the prevalence ranged between 50% and 60%.
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Rupee falls 9 paise to all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai (PTI): Rupee depreciated 9 paise to an all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade on Monday, weighed down by uncertainty over an India-US trade deal and persistent foreign fund outflows.
Forex traders said rupee is trading with a negative bias as investors are in wait and watch mode and awaiting cues from the India-US trade deal front.
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 90.53 against the US dollar, then fell further to an all-time intraday low of 90.58 against the greenback, registering a fall of 9 paise over its previous close.
On Friday, the rupee had slipped 17 paise to close at an all-time low of 90.49 against the American currency.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.05 per cent lower at 98.35.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading higher by 0.52 per cent at USD 61.44 per barrel in futures trade.
On the domestic equity market front, the 30-share benchmark index Sensex was trading 298.86 points lower at 84,968.80, while the Nifty was down 121.40 points at 25,925.55.
Foreign Institutional Investors sold equities worth Rs 1,114.22 crore on Friday, according to exchange data.
"FPIs continue to be in selling mode in equity and debt while RBI has been selling dollars to fund their long positions," said Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP.
