Rajasthan MLAs pledge to safeguard adolescent health
Support from elected representatives will play an important role in ensuring that adolescent health is a priority in Rajasthan, say experts
What the new National Education Policy misses — Time
Except the makers of the policy, everyone else acknowledges that a baby’s brain development starts from the moment it is born and not …
Not a child’s play to stand up against child marriage
After saying a no to her own marriage, Bishnupriya Pradhan is saving others from child marriage
India performs badly in breastfeeding, ensuring healthy diet to children
A report blames ineffective policies, lack of budget and the absence of better monitoring policies for poor performance
Remembering 2022: What it meant for India’s children
As the year comes to a close and we gear up to welcome 2023, here’s revisiting some of the major events this year that significantly …
Should minimum age for marriage of girls be raised to 21
A legal amendment will not be enough; an environment should be created for female children to realise their dreams
International Day of Happiness: Are our children really happy
As we gear up to celebrate the ‘International Day of Happiness’, do we have time, and empathy, to look at our own children to find if …
‘Passionate strategy needed to mitigate malnutrition due to lockdown’
Down To Earth talks to experts, William Joe and SV Subramanian, about the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on child malnutrition
India is reeling under hunger. Will government intervention during COVID-19 help?
Data on nutrition status during COVID-19 could help improve future nutrition programmes in India
Scientists at Arizona State University discover potentially-harmful nanoparticles in baby formula
A new research suggests presence of nanomaterials in baby food can cause DNA and chromosomal damage, organ damage and genital malformations
WHO changes approach to treating severely malnourished children
New guidelines say children suffering from severe acute malnutrition need not be hospitalised, and can be treated more effectively at home
Child labour: When do we start to rewrite their story
The day people really start believing that there can be no reason that justifies child labour, not even poverty — is the day the real …
COVID-19, poverty may have spurred child marriages in India: Activists
Numbers show one in every four in India is a child marriage, but ground situation may be even worse
Road accidents top reason for adolescent deaths: WHO
HIV/AIDS, suicide among other top causes. The good news is that rates of cigarette smoking are decreasing in 10-19 years age group in some countries