Research on thin ice

Lack of coherent research on the melting Gangotri glacier spells disaster

Multidimensional poverty affects 2/3rd of children in rural Nigeria: UNICEF

Larger proportion of children involved in economic labour were multi-dimensionally poor

A political gimmick

When concern for the environment is merely cosmetic, can we hope for a change?

SUNNY DAYS

Amrit kaal for adivasis? What Union Budget 2023-24 does not say about tribal communities

The vision highlighted in the budget speech does not match ground realities

Global supply chains major user of child labour: UN report

Asian region has highest child labour in global supply chains

The right to develop

A UNDP report links democracy with a better human development scenario

UNITED NATIONS

Education policy for kids under six

Experts say the plan misses diet, care and ignores children with special needs

Informal workers’ vulnerability risks are passed on to their children: OECD

New report calls on governments to extend social protections to break the cycle of low-paying work

Midday meal may be outsourced

Schools in Maharashtra do not want responsibility, say the scheme hampers teaching

A complement, not a substitute

Cash transfer is effective only if basic services are in place

NETWORK

Looking ahead

A brief outline of the challenges of sustainable development in India

India slips a rank in UN Human Development Index 2021-22

Global human development stalled for 1st time in 32 years  

Tobacco consumption declines across states, dry Bihar consumes more alcohol than Maharashtra: NFHS-5

Alcohol consumption among women aged 15 years and above highest in north-eastern states

Independence Day 2020: Learning under the shadows of COVID-19

Why education is all the more important in disastrous times

Food for taught

Should Karnataka expand the midday meal scheme without fine-tuning it?

Mizoram’s malignancy

Cancer gnawing at the northeast state

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  

World risks spending $250 billion on simply monitoring UN development goals: report

The number should be reduced from the current 169 targets

Dash for cash

Government unprepared but goes ahead with direct cash transfer

Nine in 10 schools in Bihar offer mid-day meals without kitchen infrastructure

Drinking water and toilets also missing in most state-run schools

Colouring plants

Mythila painting is an innovative media that contain powerful messages of conservation

Exams key anxiety source for Indian students: NCERT survey

Nearly half the students surveyed suffer from body image issues