Rajasthan MLAs pledge to safeguard adolescent health

Support from elected representatives will play an important role in ensuring that adolescent health is a priority in Rajasthan, say experts

What the new National Education Policy misses — Time

Except the makers of the policy, everyone else acknowledges that a baby’s brain development starts from the moment it is born and not …

Not a child’s play to stand up against child marriage

After saying a no to her own marriage, Bishnupriya Pradhan is saving others from child marriage

Secondhand smoke may be a substantial contributor to lead levels found in children and adolescents, new study finds

Exposure to lead can cause numerous and severe neurological problems, including nerve damage, cognitive problems, loss of IQ points and possibly …

India performs badly in breastfeeding, ensuring healthy diet to children

A report blames ineffective policies, lack of budget and the absence of better monitoring policies for poor performance

Remembering 2022: What it meant for India’s children  

As the year comes to a close and we gear up to welcome 2023, here’s revisiting some of the major events this year that significantly …

Should minimum age for marriage of girls be raised to 21

A legal amendment will not be enough; an environment should be created for female children to realise their dreams

‘Passionate strategy needed to mitigate malnutrition due to lockdown’

Down To Earth talks to experts, William Joe and SV Subramanian, about the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on child malnutrition

International Day of Happiness: Are our children really happy

As we gear up to celebrate the ‘International Day of Happiness’, do we have time, and empathy, to look at our own children to find if …

India is reeling under hunger. Will government intervention during COVID-19 help?

Data on nutrition status during COVID-19 could help improve future nutrition programmes in India  

Scientists at Arizona State University discover potentially-harmful nanoparticles in baby formula

A new research suggests presence of nanomaterials in baby food can cause DNA and chromosomal damage, organ damage and genital malformations

WHO changes approach to treating severely malnourished children

New guidelines say children suffering from severe acute malnutrition need not be hospitalised, and can be treated more effectively at home

Child labour: When do we start to rewrite their story

The day people really start believing that there can be no reason that justifies child labour, not even poverty — is the day the real …

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

Road accidents top reason for adolescent deaths: WHO

HIV/AIDS, suicide among other top causes. The good news is that rates of cigarette smoking are decreasing in 10-19 years age group in some countries