TV teacher

Infectious and wholesome

HIV threatens India

No baby talk

Humans are born with the ability to master 'rules' of language

UNITED NATIONS

Toys and drunkards

First-time study: child poverty

Parenting new-age untouchables

Back from extinction

Game of death

Montana kids win historic climate lawsuit – here’s why it could set a powerful precedent

In the US states that have green amendments, climate advocates will certainly rely on the Montana youth case as they challenge state laws that …

Misguiding lead

The next time you see a spoilt brat, do not blame his parents. It could be just because of some extra lead in his bones

Every second extreme poor in the world is a child

India has some 52 million children in extreme poverty, according to an assessment by World Bank and UNICEF  

A non-violent upbringing of children is an important factor in making a country peaceful

In countries without a ban on corporal punishment, there is therefore a higher number of people who are prepared to use violence because their …

Incremental child budget won’t bring transformational change

If tomorrow’s budget sticks to being just about an incremental change of numbers, nothing much will change. Transformation always needs …

Malnutrition among tribal children

Malnutrition is unacceptably higher among India’s tribal population than other communities. Among tribal children under five, 51.1 per cent …

Shame puts the cork back in liquor bottles

Campaigns by women have been successful in curbing alcoholism among their menfolk in Manipur and Andhra Pradesh, but similar efforts have failed …

A school with an ecological curriculum

For 45 years, a school in Kausani has been inculcating ecological consciousness in hill women

If words were deeds

If a recently-held seminar on the Girl Child in the capital is any indication, her plight is not going to improve in a hurry.

Value addition

A Pune teacher develops a calculator made out of cardboard for as little as Rs 15, which can even handle mindbending logarithms.

Family bonds

"Troubled children don't need counselling. They need parental love and support." A myth? Not at all, say behavioural scientists

The mess we are in

South Asia fares pathetically when it comes to basic education. The latest UNDP report has some solutions

As told to Parliament (March 19, 2021): No special plan for children under 15 impacted by pandemic

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Art attack

Art>> Teaching • Swaziland

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