COVID-19: School closure takes a toll on differently abled kids, say experts

Lack of physical interaction with teachers and peers has stunted socio-emotional development of such children, claim counsellors   

Over 18 million kids at e-waste dumpsites face threat of health hazards: WHO

Kids as young as five years, more than 12.9 million women work at e-waste dumpsites in low- and middle-income countries every year

Sexual assault under POCSO Act: A child rights perspective

When the Act is subject to interpretation, it is overshadowed with enhanced possibilities to overlook the spirit and objective of the law, as a …

Back to school: An encouraging move, but need to tread with caution

Children became vulnerable to child marriage, trafficking and labour during the COVID-19 pandemic. The only focus right now should be to …

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India tops global charts for childhood diabetes and deaths

Obesity and poor lifestyle, including sedentary living, could have contributed to the rise

1 in 4 deaths among children could be averted by improving environmental factors: UNICEF

Colombia, Mexico have highest number of years of healthy life lost due to air pollution in children under 15

Joy of learning can be a pain

Children fell victim to organisational inefficiency and indifference at the National Joy of Learning Festival held recently in the Capital

Books teach green the fun way

Much useful and reasonably priced reading material for children, focussing on environmental issues, is available now.

And now, "calculating" babies

Babies less than six months old have the surprising abilities to distinguish shapes, sizes and colours. Now, a study indicates infants can even …

Teaching children they will inherit the earth

In Nepal, camps for making children more environmentally conscious are proving increasingly popular. And in many families it's the …

Against their wishes

An amateur film brings out the plight of Hyderabad's child brides without making judgements.

Corticosteroid can be used for effective treatment of children hospitalised with MIS-C: WHO

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome has been seen in several children exposed to or recovering from COVID-19

NCRB data shows COVID-19 pandemic made children more vulnerable to crime

Over 400 crimes against children happened every day in 2021; 16% increase compared with 2020

Two out of three refugee children never go to secondary schools: UNHCR

School enrollment figures for sub-Saharan Africa were much worse than those in Asia and the Americas

Sexual abuse in child marriage: Legal framework, anomalies and the way forward

Sphere of child rights, especially rights of the girl child, needs ample protection and care by the state through legislation

Child poverty a global concern

It is time poverty alleviation policies and programmes get child-centric, to lay a solid foundation for a future generation that is healthy and …