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
Short on paramedics
Hospitals employ untrained staff due to acute shortage of qualified paramedics in the country
Beyond The Billion
If post-Independence leaders of India had ensured full literacy, a solution would have been in sight for a lot of problems. Population, for one. …
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
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
Alarming rise in fungal infection cases: PGIMER study
In spite of higher incidence of cases as compared to the West, India lacks infrastructure required for testing of fungal infections
The poverty quibble
Government claims a huge drop in poverty numbers but critical indicators—health, malnutrition and wages—continue to be grim. So how …
'We need to promote the culture of donating breast milk'
Armida Fernandez, founder trustee of Society for Nutrition, Education and Health Action, started the first human milk bank in India in 1989 in …
Matter of life and death
Cradles of hope
A recent health survey throws up figures that defy logic. Some districts in India’s nine most backward states have curbed infant mortality …
Simply Put: COVID-19 and students
New UN report gives recommendations to improve human development in Asia-Pacific
Proposes green growth approach, among others
New Religion
The saffron-clad sadhus and former dacoits now find a ritual for social restructuring and acceptance: water harvesting. They are building "…
Poverty high in Ghana, but so is school enrollment
Households claim improvement in living conditions over last 10 years
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
Out of favour
Focus on Alphonso has resulted in neglect of native mango varieties grown in the Western Ghats, some of which are on the brink of extinction
A mixed bag
The Bangladesh government sends thin plastic bags packing, but has Dhaka seen the last of them? Pinaki Roy on the ban's efficacy
Why Bihar serves poor quality meals to school kids
There are no guidelines for hygienic preparation and handling of mid-day meals for children; monitoring at local level virtually non-existent
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
Bihar slashes spending on education and social welfare
Coal-based power receives a major boost in the state budget presented on March 12
Punjab, cancer capital of India
Government survey shows cancer cases in the state exceed national average
Count the natural debt, too
The beacon
Several social groups are trying to restore the link between Hinduism and the environment
Erosion of values
...and how it leads to environmental degradation