Teacher shortage: Sub-Saharan Africa needs 15 million new educators despite gap closing globally
Recruitment target hardly changed in the region since 2016
As told to Parliament (July 29, 2021): Some 927,606 children in India are ‘severely acute malnourished’
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Every third child in the world is poor: UN
Children are more prone to poverty than adults across the world
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 20, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Hepatitis in children: 2 new research focuses on probable causes
Their findings reveal it is likely a combination of 3 elements — co-infection with two different viruses and genetic susceptibility
We are not at peace with nature
What can I wish for in the middle of a pandemic? It is not going to be a “new” year if we continue with our foolish ways of managing …
Undernourished India: Which Assembly seats fare the worst
Policy initiatives driven by assembly constituencies can be more precise with greater political accountability
How do younger people look at climate change? UNICEF survey finds out
Nearly 80% of young people surveyed said they had heard of climate change; only 56% could define it for what it is
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
A year since lockdown: What went on in the minds of Indian children and how did they cope?
A little less than half the respondents said the pandemic made them feel worried or bored
CoP-8, through the eyes of youngsters
CSE gives children an opportunity to voice their concerns on global environmental governance, in their own way
305 million African children will be living in extreme poverty by 2030: Report
New British think tank report suggests cash transfers, access to basic services and redistributive public finance can help in curtailing child poverty
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
Bleak future ahead: COVID-19 pushes Karnataka’s first generation Adivasi learners off schools
If children permanently drop out of school, it would be not just a loss of education, but also for the community, say experts
Measles cases double in 1st 2 months of 2022: What does this warn us of
Conditions ripe for serious outbreaks of vaccine-preventable illnesses: WHO, UNICEF
COVID-19: Teachers report reduced capacity to help vulnerable students, finds UNESCO survey
Students with low socioeconomic status more likely to worry about future education, falling behind
AES in Bihar: Muzaffarpur officials focus on preventing outbreak rather than providing treatment later
The administration in Muzaffarpur and it neighbouring districts are rushing with last-minute efforts to prevent AES, as summer starts to peak
Edge of crisis: When kids suffer from COVID-19
With children reporting severe post-COVID-19 symptoms, India must prioritise its paediatric infrastructure
Protecting children during pandemic requires much more than ‘PM CARES for Children’ package
The scheme is an emergency measure and cannot substitute the established sevices for children
Children born in 2020 will experience 6.8 times more heatwaves than those born in 1960: Report
Limiting warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels will reduce the additional lifetime exposure of new-borns to heatwaves by 45%, droughts …
World Health Day: If you are born today in India, your health prospects look grim
Lack of nutrition, stunting, wasting, pollution and climate change will shorten life expectancies of future generations of Indian children
Killer hospitals: A child dies every minute in Indian hospitals
On an average, there are 1,452 neonatal deaths in one day and 60 per hour in India
Children don’t even have energy to cry: Gaza Strip stares at famine as Israel blocks food access
Malnutrition in northern Gaza rose from 0.8% of children under 5 years before the conflict began to over 16% at present