Was 2019 an 'Annus horribilis' for India's children?

Except a few positive headlines, 2019 was a year when Indian children were in the news for mostly the wrong reasons

WHO advises immediate skin-to-skin care for premature babies instead of initial period in incubator

Most babies born at or after 28 weeks survive in high-income countries, but in poor countries, survival rates can be as low as 10%

COVID-19: Odisha to care for children whose parents are hospitalsed

Centre had asked states to rehabilitate COVID-19 orphans, social workers pointed out need to broadbase

These young volunteers endeavoured that children in rural Birbhum got an education

Current student count stands at a whopping 70 over two days of classes — a far cry from where it all began

Globally, just 1 in 4 children covered by social protection: UN report

One billion children live in multidimensional poverty without access to education, health, housing, nutrition, sanitation or water

Online child abuse escalated in India during pandemic: CRY

Adolescent girls and boys within 14-18 years, belonging to the lower income strata, were figured as the most vulnerable group

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

COVID-19: Inducing child, early and forced marriage

The lockdown has interrupted protective measures that need to be restarted immediately

Age at marriage in India: A gossamer of complexities and intricate linkages

India is the home to largest number of child brides. Nearly 27 per cent women aged 20-24 years were married before attaining 18 years of age

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 …

World Day Against Child Labour 2020: Vulnerable children worse off due to COVID-19

The nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has left child labourers with no source of income, no …

Lost childhood: COVID-19, floods trigger child trafficking in Bihar

State’s battered economy provides fertile ground to human traffickers