Science and Technology - Briefs
Education policy for kids under six
Experts say the plan misses diet, care and ignores children with special needs
CHILD LABOUR
Locally transmitted malaria in the US could be a harbinger of rising disease risk in a warming climate — 5 questions answered
These are first locally transmitted malaria cases in the US since 2003
Australia approves laws for Aborigines
There’s biodiversity in our backyard and it can help us fight malnourishment
Green leafy veggies are rich in vitamins and minerals
Hindustan motors
Can India ever have car-free centres?
3.1 million children under five die of malnutrition annually
Study says child mortality linked to maternal undernutrition, obesity
1.2 million children in Karnataka are malnourished, state tells high court
Civil rights groups blame packaged food supplied to anganwadis
Letters
Chidambaram visits Bhopal on June 5
Gas disaster victims say they would like to present actual injuries, death reports
News 360° - Briefs
Gassed: How air pollution is causing greater loss of healthy life years in children compared to older people
Air pollution is one of the biggest reasons for child mortality in India. From womb to birth to adolescence, murky air with heavy dose of PM2.5 …
Why air pollution is a threat to India’s economic and social well-being
It is affecting the health of the country’s future, its children
What India can do to strengthen community-based foster care for children in need of nurturing
Lack of awareness involving village-level child protection committees, non-availability of frontline workers dedicated to child protection …
Turkey earthquakes one year on: The devastation has exposed deep societal scars and women are bearing the brunt
Following the quakes, women and girls faced heightened care and domestic work responsibilities, health challenges and an increased susceptibility …
IQ tests: the danger of reading too much into them – and the crucial cognitive skills they don’t measure
The ethos of a modern school is rightly not driven by a preference to educate only those children who on selection meet a minimum standard on a …
Universal access to childcare: How stakeholders can come together to strengthen India’s network of creches
There is substantial untapped potential to enhance coordination with various other government departments and ministries, such as those for rural …
As told to Parliament (February 7, 2024): India had over 32 million stunted children as of December 2023
Underweight and wasting levels lower than that projected by National Family Health Survey-5, says Smriti Irani
India has ignored infertility for too long
India has a history of coercive family planning which ignored infertility. A shift in focus will help women’s health.
Nearly a billion children globally exposed to extremely high water stress: UNICEF report
Released days ahead of COP28, the report sees global event as a critical opportunity to finally put children on the climate change agenda
Deadly nursery: Children under 5 worst sufferers of respiratory diseases in capital, healthcare personnel admit
A hospital in Connaught Place even witnesses cases of child deaths as it lacks availability of oxygen ports, flow meters and even beds
Balarama Digest: Kid stuff?
If you think free publicity, like 'free lunch', is a no-no in this newly liberalised world of ours, you have got it all wrong. Take a dekko at …
WHO roadmap to end TB in children focuses for 1st time on pregnant, post-partum women affected by disease
Maternal, pregnancy, birth & infant outcomes should be included in dedicated safety studies for all new TB drugs & vaccines: WHO