Terminated abruptly
Toeing the US' line appears to be an essential prerequisite for receiving aid from it. The 'Reproductive Health for Refugees Consortium' for aids …
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
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Law Commission Report on age of consent missed opportunity to de-criminalise sex between minors
The Law Commission’s recommendation would put married girls of 15-18 years at greater risk of marital rape, as there would be no legal …
National Girl Child Day: Without HER, there is no tomorrow
There are millions of girls across India, who are waiting to find their voice and realise their dreams; let’s extend a helping hand
Graduates in forest education ill-equipped to handle sector’s emerging demands: Report
African forest education needs transformation as it is currently based on traditional European education, which focuses more on industrial wood …
A ‘green childhood’ may be the only way to meet our mid-century climate targets
Greta Thunberg did not wait to be 25 years to contribute to the betterment of the planet
Africa’s Sahel has the highest rate of child marriage globally: Report
Around 5 million children in the central Sahel face a growing humanitarian crisis, according to a new report
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
Odisha’s tribal heartland fights COVID injustices with writings on the wall
Locals in remote villages have written on walls of their houses, urging government to address the digital divide highlighted by COVID-19
Is the world ready to meet the SDG target on sanitation?
A closer look at the report by UNICEF and WHO tells you that this certainly not the case
Sector-based highlights of Union Budget 2017-18
The budget’s thrust has been on stimulating growth, affordable housing, curbing black money and promoting digital economy
Out of rathole
Post a ban on small-scale coal mining, Meghalaya is investing its energy and enterprise in other sectors
An unconventional study of the food-cycle
FOOD, HEALTH AND SURVIVAL IN INDIA AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Stuart Gillespie and Geraldine McNeill Publisher: Oxford University Press, Delhi Price:
Reviving nature
A professor heralds hope and greenery into a remote Orissa village to set it free from a web of untouchability, superstition, illiteracy and poverty
Reining it in
Chennai shores up its laws to curb groundwater depletion, with renewed emphasis on rainwater harvesting
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
Over 100 school children in Bihar hospitalised after eating ‘sour’ midday meal; 3rd incident in week
The incident occurred days after a dead snake and a dead lizard were found in midday meals served to children in Araria and Supaul districts
Some 3.8 million people will need humanitarian aid in Niger in 2021: Unicef
The number of people in need of humanitarian assistance in the country rose 30% from 2020, the UN body said
The struggle to get inclusive education to south Odisha’s tribal children
Already marginalised, COVID-19 has had a huge impact on tribal groups, especially children in Koraput; but civil society is trying its best to …
Education for tribals: Bottlenecks and the way forward
Recognising tribal culture, language, cognitive strength, curriculum and inherent learning ability of children can revamp tribal education system
