COVID-19: Inducing child, early and forced marriage
The lockdown has interrupted protective measures that need to be restarted immediately
National Medical Commission Bill: Govt ignored key advices
There was no mention of community health providers in the version of the Bill the parliamentary standing committee studied and their opposition …
As told to Parliament (March 28, 2023): India recorded three H3N2 deaths, 1,317 cases
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Reform global financing system, fast-track climate action: UN Chief
Supporting developing world at core of strategies outlined by Antonio Guterres
WHO, Unicef target to avoid 50 million vaccine-preventable infections this decade
UN and other agencies launch new programme that aims to ensure immunisation benefits are shared equitably by humanity
ICFRE-ICIMOD’s REDD+ Himalayan programme extended till 2020
Launched in January 2016 in Mizoram, the project addressed the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation in India's Himalayan states
Population populism: UP draft population bill will impact the vulnerable, especially women
The focus must be on safeguarding women and girls’ reproductive health. Smaller families can be achieved by ensuring gender equality, …
What does Union Budget 2021-22 mean for students, farmers, migrants, health workers? Not much
What was expected in a time of crisis were bold decisions. But finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman decided to play it safe
Exams key anxiety source for Indian students: NCERT survey
Nearly half the students surveyed suffer from body image issues
Union Budget 2024-25: Allocations for health, education fail to meet targets under government policies
Health budget target was 2.5% of GDP by 2025, education target at 6%
Gender inequities worsen impact of cancer in women, finds Lancet Commission
Discrimination affects their rights and opportunities to avoid risk factors, ability to get timely diagnosis & quality care
How South Africa can address digital inequalities in e-learning
In the wake of South Africa’s first COVID-19 cases, several educational sites are now zero-rated or free to use
Can COVID-19 pandemic help India foster rural livelihoods and build resilient villages?
The shift of balance created by COVID-19 has revealed that urban centres, while important, need not be the sole creator of jobs or economic …
Stillborn in Africa: UN pegs number at a million every year
Situation has worsened in 2 decades, may slip further due to COVID-19 pandemic, warns Unicef report
Topping the wrong chart: India has highest number of stillbirths
India recorded 0.34 million stillbirths in 2019; COVID-19 has disrupted health systems and added to the existing burden
COVID-19 damaged cognitive development, lifetime earnings of an entire generation, finds Word Bank
Report on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the young, children finds jeopardy to well-being of generations and growth of economies
What is in the Union Budget 2021-22 for children? Not much
The budget continues to deprive pregnant women, lactating mothers and children from vital benefits of schemes and interventions
Simply Put: COVID-19 and students
Overcoming digital divide key to achieving Digital India goal
Those with gender, caste and class privileges enjoy enhanced access to technology & internet, contributing to their progress
Can India be ‘atmanirbhar’ by cutting budget for children
While total allocations to Union budget 2021-22 saw an increase of 14.5%, the share for children declined by 10.8% compared to 2020
As told to Parliament (March 15, 2023): Only 16% of India’s researchers are women
The total number of women researchers in the country is 56,747
COVID-19, war and hunger: Yemen’s humanitarian crisis is becoming worse
Over 10 million are on the brink of famine; as many as 400,000 children are at the risk of dying, according to UN
50 years of international aid: World’s richest countries owe $5.7 trillion debt to poor, says OXFAM
Substantial debt owed to world’s poorest people 9 times more than sub-Saharan Africa’s stock of external debt at 2019-end
Two incidents that made me ask: Whither forestry extension?
Extension programmes in forest institutions are meant to benefit stakeholders, mainly farmers, villagers and rural communities
COVID-19, poverty may have spurred child marriages in India: Activists
Numbers show one in every four in India is a child marriage, but ground situation may be even worse
