First-time study: child poverty

Montana kids win historic climate lawsuit – here’s why it could set a powerful precedent

In the US states that have green amendments, climate advocates will certainly rely on the Montana youth case as they challenge state laws that …

Every second extreme poor in the world is a child

India has some 52 million children in extreme poverty, according to an assessment by World Bank and UNICEF  

A non-violent upbringing of children is an important factor in making a country peaceful

In countries without a ban on corporal punishment, there is therefore a higher number of people who are prepared to use violence because their …

Incremental child budget won’t bring transformational change

If tomorrow’s budget sticks to being just about an incremental change of numbers, nothing much will change. Transformation always needs …

Malnutrition among tribal children

Malnutrition is unacceptably higher among India’s tribal population than other communities. Among tribal children under five, 51.1 per cent …

Shame puts the cork back in liquor bottles

Campaigns by women have been successful in curbing alcoholism among their menfolk in Manipur and Andhra Pradesh, but similar efforts have failed …

A school with an ecological curriculum

For 45 years, a school in Kausani has been inculcating ecological consciousness in hill women

If words were deeds

If a recently-held seminar on the Girl Child in the capital is any indication, her plight is not going to improve in a hurry.

Value addition

A Pune teacher develops a calculator made out of cardboard for as little as Rs 15, which can even handle mindbending logarithms.

Misguiding lead

The next time you see a spoilt brat, do not blame his parents. It could be just because of some extra lead in his bones

Family bonds

"Troubled children don't need counselling. They need parental love and support." A myth? Not at all, say behavioural scientists

The mess we are in

South Asia fares pathetically when it comes to basic education. The latest UNDP report has some solutions

‘Need to be accompanied biggest reason for girl student drop outs’

New study says 90 per cent of over 3,000 girls in 1,604 households across four states claimed this to be the reason

Art attack

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The niece's tale

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Novel incentive

Student teaches gree

Fussing about funds

Replacing the parent

Paternal jeopardy

Is ecology a constraint on female literacy?

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Childhood blues

Head injuries and childhood infections may lead to obsessive compulsive disorders