In photos: Millet laddoos help fight malnutrition in rural Odisha
Children in 48 African countries at high risk of climate change impacts, says UNICEF report
International climate finance does not prioritise children, says UNICEF
Simply Put: Age of inequality
Diarrhoea in children under 5 more prevalent in rural India: NFHS-5
Bihar reported the highest prevalence of the disease
India has world’s highest number of children with severe acute malnutrition: UNICEF
One out of every five deaths in children under five globally is due to severe wasting
Zambia government renews commitment to end obstetric fistula by 2030
New strategic plan to manage the condition till 2026 launched
Maternal, infant health in Tikamgarh poor despite high institutional delivery rate
Few women avail proper antenatal care, many opt for hospital deliveries for incentives
Extreme weather impact: 20,000 children displaced every day in last 6 years
At least three of every 10 persons displaced across the world due to weather-related disasters was a child
Paediatric beds fill up in West Bengal as adenovirus spreads, 3 deaths recorded
Doctors have seen an at least 50 per cent increase in cases this year compared to usual
World Mental Health Day: WHO-FIFA installs friendship benches to promote mental-health awareness
Project focuses on sports’ role in promoting mental well-being
Child trafficking in Odisha continues unabated: 20 teenagers rescued
The children, mostly girls, were rescued from a railway station
As told to Parliament (March 25, 2021): Centre shares guidelines for imposing green tax on old vehicles
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Anaemia in women, children aggravated in 2019: NFHS-5
As many as 68.4% children and 66.4% women surveyed suffered from anaemia in 2019
India bags top spot in child wasting rate: Global Hunger Index
The rate increased to 20.8 per cent among children under five this year
Mid-day meal price hike less than Re 1 as food inflation hits record level
The annual rise of material price came after a pause of 2 years because of the pandemic
More harm than good: New study scans global treaties on environment, rights
Kyoto protocol was not not as successful as finance and trade treaties
A new child needs to be enrolled in school every 2 seconds to meet 2030 target: UNESCO
There are now 250 million children not enrolled in school, compared to 244 million in 2021
Ground report: Climate disasters in Bihar, UP make children more vulnerable to trafficking
Trafficking rackets use climate disasters as opportunities, say experts
AES outbreak: This is not the first time Harsh Vardhan promised Muzaffarpur virology lab
He made the same claim five years ago, but nothing has happened
Police rescue 51 women being trafficked from Odisha
The women were being taken to Tamil Nadu to work in a garment factory
What does NFHS-5 tell about school enrollment of kids under 5
Gap in the enrollment percentage in urban and rural areas prevalent in most states
Global supply chains major user of child labour: UN report
Asian region has highest child labour in global supply chains
Informal workers’ vulnerability risks are passed on to their children: OECD
New report calls on governments to extend social protections to break the cycle of low-paying work
Hike in soy production in Brazil linked to higher child cancer deaths, finds study
Notes rise in pesticide use with soy expansion; timely mitigation mitigated link between expansion and cancer incidences
As told to Parliament (February 11, 2021): No ban on petrol, diesel cars in near future