E-waste toxins in mum’s milk

Urban people more at risk

India launches action plan to reduce deaths among newborns

Plan aims to deal with preventable deaths in babies under a month old

Capital punishment

No breather in sight

Research reinforces theory that air pollution and smoking perpetrate asthma

One in every two children in Kolkata suffers from air pollution, set to rise this year with AQI worsening

Rate of asthma within Kolkata teenagers highest among Indian major cities, first generation asthmatic children soaring

How rural kitchen pays

Local procurement for anganwadis can revive rural economy in a big way

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

State’s battered economy provides fertile ground to human traffickers

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Unicef ranks India poorly in child mortality

Bhutan, Nepal and Bangladesh fare better

Deadly nursery: Children queue in hospitals with respiratory problems as Delhi air turns toxic

PM10, PM2.5 levels cross 5 times the normal levels in national capital 

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When McDonald’s ate crow

The UK’s longest case was a PR disaster for the fast food giant

Can business be responsible

What it takes to deliver midday meal

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Dangerous play

Deadly nursery: Why children bear brunt of toxic air in Delhi

Pollutants lower immunity levels and increase inflammation in children, say experts

New safety norms for toys

Meant to check use of toxic phthalates

Junk games and school children

Lancet series launch in India angers health activists

Series of papers calls for engaging private sector in fighting malnutrition

Mounting Evidence, Collapsing Public Health

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