Panaji: A couple from Goa who recently adopted a child told TOI that although the wait was three and a half years long, the patience was worth it.
 

Five children in Goa are waiting to be adopted.
 

As for the couple who waited for three-plus years, a child was made available to them for adoption after they registered online on the CARINGS portal of the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA). “We did a lot of research and spoke to friends who had adopted earlier, so we were aware of the long waiting period,” the couple said. “Although we were mentally prepared, we got impatient after three years. Every day was very trying.”
 

The couple added that they had no issues as far as the process is concerned, as it’s a neat procedure. “The waiting period is the only concern, and we hope that it decreases in the future,” they said. However, the couple said they received a lot of negative reactions when they decided to adopt, spurred by the stigma that some attach to adoption.

“Many couples choose to remain childless, fearing what society will say. They have reservations about the background of the child and the genes, which is very strange,” the couple said.

Parents who register on the CARINGS portal can choose up to three states from which to adopt a child. It is a rarity for parents from Goa to get a child from the state — given its size, it has fewer children on the adoption list.
 

The technical report above provides an overview of how the research for the The Lived Experince of Intercountry Adopted Adults in Ireland Report was conducted.

Recognizing that Children with Disabilities are Children First 
 

A Study on the Situation of Care and Protection of Children with Disabilities in India

Rapid Assessment of Care Reform in India with focus on Jharkhand

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Micromanagement is the fastest way to lose good people.

If you don’t trust your team, why hire them at all?

Is your boss always watching?
Do they need updates every hour?
Are they more focused on control than results?

If yes, you might be dealing with a micromanager.

The bad news? 
It kills trust and motivation.

The good news? 
You can handle it. 

❌ 9 Signs of a Micromanager:
1. They Struggle With Trust
2. They Struggle to Delegate
3. They Hover Over Your Work
4. They Need Constant Updates
5. They React Poorly to Initiative
6. They Obsess Over Small Details
7. They Focus on Blame Over Solutions
8. They Give Overly Detailed Instructions
9. They Demand Approval for Everything

A great boss trusts and empowers. 
A micromanager controls and suffocates. 

If these sound familiar, you might be dealing with one.

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✔️ Keep them updated before they ask.
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✔️ Have open conversations about working styles.
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✔️ If nothing improves, consider escalating or moving on.

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  $~68                          *    IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI                          %                                              Date of Decision : 30.05.2025                          +      W.P.(C) 3880/2025                                 JASLEENIQBAL SIDHU & ORS.                     .....Petitioners                                              Through: Ms. Sheena Chhabra, Ms. Anjani                                                       Chhabra, Ms. Aakashi Gupta and Ms.                                                       Shilpa Chaurasia, Advs. along with                                                       petitioners and adoptive father.                                              versus                                 UNION OF INDIA THROUGH PRINCIPAL SECRETARY & ORS.                                                                               .....Respondents                                               Through: Ms. Pratima N. Lakra, CGSC along                                                        with Mr. Chandan Prajapati, Mr                                                        Shailendra Kumar Mishra, Ms.                                                        Chandni Godiyal, Mr. P. Chandni Mr.                                                        Sumit Bhargava, Advs., and Mr. G.                                                        Ravi, Asst. Director for CARA.                                 CORAM:                                 HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA                          SACHIN DATTA, J. (Oral)

1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioners seeking that the respondent no. 2 [Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA)] be directed to issue a 'No Objection Certificate' (NOC) for taking the petitioner no. 2 to Australia pursuant to the adoption of the petitioner no. 2 by the petitioner no. 1 and her husband.

2. The petitioner nos. 3 and 4 are the biological parents of the petitioner no. 2. The petitioner no. 1 is the adoptive mother of the petitioner no. 2. The petitioner no. 5 is the grandmother of the petitioner no. 2.

3. The petitioners belong to a Sikh family; the adoptive father [husband of the petitioner no. 1] is the elder brother of the biological father [petitioner no. 4]. The petitioner no. 1 and her husband (adoptive parents) are citizens of Australia. The petitioner no. 1 and her husband got married in the year 2014. They do not have a biological child. On the other hand, the petitioner nos. 3 and 4, who previously had a biological son, had given birth to the petitioner no. 2 on 22.01.2020.

4. It is stated that the petitioner no. 1 came to India on 20.01.2020 and was present in the hospital at the time of the birth of the petitioner no. 2, and was involved in taking care of the newly born child, i.e. the petitioner no. 2.

Intercountry Adoption Accreditation and Maintenance Entity, Inc. to Withdraw as Accrediting Entity

Last Updated: May 29, 2025

Intercountry Adoption Accreditation and Maintenance Entity, Inc. (IAAME) has confirmed that it will cease serving as a designated accrediting entity. IAAME and the Department are working together to identify a mutually acceptable date upon which IAAME’s work will conclude and all accrediting entity responsibilities will transfer to Center for Excellence in Adoption Services (CEAS).

The Department appreciates IAAME’s work and its many years of accrediting and approving U.S. adoption service providers (ASPs). IAAME’s work in support of children, their birth families, and prospective adoptive families under the 1993 Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (Adoption Convention), the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 (IAA), and the Intercountry Adoption Universal Accreditation Act of 2012 (UAA) began in 2017. IAAME served as the primary accrediting entity with jurisdiction encompassing the entire United States until CEAS was designated as a second accrediting entity in 2022 and the two organizations jointly performed the responsibilities of accrediting, approving, monitoring, and overseeing U.S. ASPs.

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - A former Food Network contestant who was convicted of killing her foster daughter will not get a new trial, according to the South Carolina Court of Appeals.

Ariel Robinson was found guilty of homicide by child abuse in the death of 3-year-old Victoria “Tori” Rose Smith.

Victoria Rose Smith

Tori was beaten severely with a belt, causing her to suffer internal bleeding. She died at Robinson’s home on Sellwood Circle in Simpsonville in January 2021.

Het contrast is groot. De Hardenbergse Pullen werkt niet meer aan de rand van het Oegandese dorpje Mpigi, maar woont in een nieuwbouwwoning in Hardenberg. Met haar vijf geadopteerde kinderen van Oegandese afkomst is ze uit Afrika gevlucht. Haar woning is bekostigd door een Hardenbergse weldoener. Zelf geld om er een te huren of te kopen heeft ze niet.

„Ik ben het land ontvlucht na een hele hoop negatieve ervaringen die me gewoon te veel zijn geworden.’’

Overval en verkrachting

Vooral een overval begin 2020 op haar weeshuis van stichting Home of Hope and Dreams heeft er bij haar ingehakt. „Ik was in Nederland toen ik erover hoorde. Waarschijnlijk werd de overval gepleegd door vijftien mannen en onder aanvoering van een oud-medewerker. Er zijn wel mensen opgepakt, maar tot een berechting is het nooit gekomen.’’