Polio eradication: Africa to vaccinate 21 million children

This would be the continent’s largest polio vaccination campaign since 2020 

World Day against Trafficking in Persons 2023: A plethora of misinformation perpetuates this social malaise

Human trafficking is widespread and deeply ingrained in the fabric of society, especially in India. The path to eradication is complex and …

Male fertility crisis: What environmental contaminants have got to do with it

The way environmental factors affect fertility and cause effects over multiple generations may involve the epigenome of sperm

Rising antimicrobial resistance among newborns calls for novel antibiotic regimens

Newborn infection rates in low-income countries are three-20 times higher than in high-income countries

Battle against child labour necessitates a united front

By addressing the root causes, such as poverty, lack of education and weak enforcement of labour laws, we can create an environment where …

Patients having atopic dermatitis, food allergy have structural differences in skin

Identifying such differences will help prevent children at an elevated risk from developing food allergies

Crime against children sees 11 per cent increase in one year

Moreover, 111,569 children went missing in 2016 with maximum cases reported from West Bengal

Start looking at children as equal citizens

A meagre four per cent of the financial investment into nearly 40 per cent of the population is not only unjustified, but also insufficient for …

Many young people suffering from migraines have vitamin deficiencies

A new study shows that patients with chronic migraines were more likely to have coenzyme Q10 and riboflavin deficiencies than patients with …

Bad blood

A hypothesis that radiation from a nuclear plant caused leukaemia in the children of its employees has been trashed

Novel approach to primary education catches on

New instruction methods have resulted in efficient primary schools in rural Andhra Pradesh, posing a challenge to the approaches adopted by the …

Protein - rich algae fatten kids

A noon meal food supplement consisting of a blue-green algae was provided to schoolchildren on a trial basis in Pudukottai district, with …

Industry wary of entering handicapped market

New, more efficient aids are being developed for the physically handicapped under a government project. The stumbling blocks, however, are the …

Big moms' babies suffer

There is striking new evidence that the lollier-pollier the expectant mom, the more the chance of the kid being born with severe abnormalities

Welcome home, stranger!

Certain sensors in the mother's immune system are desensitised to make it possible for her body to accept the 'alien' within: her child

Educating the underprivileged

A review of our educational and training policy is desperately needed to educate tribals, the backward classes and the poor

Learning made easy

The Education Guarantee Scheme of the Madhya Pradesh government is a new approach to encouraging rural children to attend school. And the scheme …

Artificially real

Researchers develop artificial human eggs that will enable infertile women to have children with their genetic features

Tiger's new friends

The Kids for Tigers initiative of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), in collaboration with Sanctuary magazine and …

Making of a toy

On skype with Barry Matthew Kudrowitz, an instructor on toy design at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Beginning with his favourite, …

Extreme weather events led to 12 million displacements of children in 2022, estimates UNICEF

Some 25.8 million children were displaced by internal conflict and violence

Making Odisha child-marriage free — an optimistic view

People have questioned the process of declaring villages child-marriage free

Simply Put: The nutrition question

Free secondary education in African countries is on the rise — but is it the best policy?

Secondary school enrolment rates still lag far behind those in other world regions

Children once again

A chat and books persuade parents in Shravasti to not marry off young girls