Born dead

In the story from the great Indian epic, Mahabharat , the legendary hero Arjun was once telling his wife Shubhadra how to penetrate the …

Elementary failure

Since the Right To Education Act came into force on April 1, 2010, India has been witnessing an experiment that involves parents in enforcing a …

Children dead in Firozabad: How poor health services, official laxity burdened UP city

As many as 41 people, including 36 children, have died of dengue fever so far  

Strong start: This Prayagraj non-profit gives poor children a chance to complete their education

Shuruaat—ek jyoti shiksha ki provides underprivileged children with free tuition and access to sanitary pads

Children in Democratic Republic of the Congo facing worst cholera outbreak since 2017: UNICEF

There have been at least 31,342 suspected or confirmed cholera cases and 230 deaths, many of them children, in the first seven months of 2023 …

No country in position to provide safe future to children: Report

High carbon emissions diminish good development indices of children, says Unicef-WHO-Lancet Commission report

COVID-19 pandemic & children: Focus on mental health

Children growing up amid lockdowns and school closures are vulnerable to neurological problems 

Bringing up parents

Norway's young eco-cletectives are the youngest environmentalists anywhere, and have an octopus as their club mascot

Bold strokes of pain - children depict the Muthanga episode

In these days of global and domestic wars, to which many grown-ups respond by simply shrugging their shoulders cynically, children react more …

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 …

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

India tops global charts for childhood diabetes and deaths

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

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

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

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

Wealth, inequality and children’s right to survival in India

The National Family Health Survey – 4 shows how economic inequality has a direct effect on stunting and wasting of India’s children