Indoor air pollution can slow down brain development in infants: Study
Very small particulate matter can move from respiratory tract to brain
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
Globally 78.2 million children out of school: UN report
Over half the out-of-school children are girls, data shows
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
How psychosocial support is highly neglected in humanitarian emergency response
Mental health and psychosocial support is essential to improve the well-being of children affected by humanitarian emergencies
African children are neglected when it comes to HIV treatment: Lancet study
Only 55% of African children living with HIV (including those who were previously undiagnosed) are on antiretroviral therapy and 32.6% have a …
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
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 17, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
More than half the funds for POSHAN Abhiyaan unutilised: NITI Aayog report
The scheme has an earmarked three-year budget of Rs 9,046.17 crore from 2017-18, when it was launched
PM Modi launches Jal Jeevan Mission App on Gandhi Jayanti
In a virtual meeting with members of ‘Paani Samitis’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the importance of the Jal Jeevan Mission
The COVID-19 pandemic has already created a disadvantaged generation
Newborns, those about to be born and children under five will be the worst victims in terms of long-term impacts on growth and development
Africa Union Commission calls for acceleration of efforts towards malnutrition-free Africa
Experts at the meeting called to strengthen school feeding programmes to alleviate hunger, reap psychological benefits like increased …
As told to Parliament (February 7, 2024): India had over 32 million stunted children as of December 2023
Underweight and wasting levels lower than that projected by National Family Health Survey-5, says Smriti Irani
COVID-19 : Why vaccinating children may be crucial
Vaccinating children will protect them against post-infectious conditions such as multisystem inflammatory syndrome; reduce risk of infection in …
Road traffic injuries the second leading cause of death among children aged 5-14 years: WHO
Poverty increased risk of injury, violence; almost 90% of injury-related deaths in low & middle-income countries
Extreme weather in Africa: Floods affect 2 million children in 3 months in these 3 countries
Severe flooding has pushed children in Nigeria, Chad & South Sudan into increased risk of waterborne diseases, malnutrition
Air pollution kills our children; and it isn’t even acknowledged
Lack of political will and intent and not making an explicit linkage with health means that Indian children die preventable deaths
Nearly every child will face frequent heatwaves by 2050: UNICEF
1 in 4 children lives in areas where the average heatwave event lasts 4.7 days or longer
Union Budget 2021-22: India's nutrition programme put on a diet
The budget has proposes Mission Poshan 2.0 to improve nutritional status of the country but has reduced funds
World Food Day: Looking for a new avatar in COVID-19 times
What we now need is smart, systemic action to get the food to those who need it and improve it for those who have it, says FAO Director-…
World Bank study reveals high temperatures linked to lower exam scores in Ethiopia
Students exposed to higher temperatures during the school year, particularly on exam days, tend to perform worse than their cooler-climate …
Growing COVID-19 infection among children a concern in Odisha: Sources
Of the total cases registered between March 1 and May 16, 8% were among those under 18
Deadly Nursery: North India’s children born and bred in toxic air
DTE reports from various parts of North India as children across the region grow up among contaminants
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
Multiple exclusions push Odisha’s children into malnutrition death
Nearly 90 per cent of the rural tribal households live in extreme distress conditions with no liquid cash