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Maharashtra: Seven districts saw 14,526 child deaths in three years says Govt

In sharp contrast to other development parametres, these high infant mortality figures, reveal an institutional malaise that needs urgent addressing

Covid orphans: Mismatch in figures provided by WCD Ministry and NCPCR

While WCD Min says only 645 children lost their parents, NCPCR pegs the number at over 3,000!

Over 1,500 Children Homes caretakers arrested for child abuse, only 75 convicted

This figure is for the period 2017-2019, as per a submission in Parliament on sexual abuse of children in child care institutions set up under the Juvenile Justice Act

Who will decide how many children an Indian woman should bear?

Some Church Bishops encourage large families, while male Chief Minister ministers plan two-child laws, has anyone asked the women?

Indian children grossly underweight or stunted across Indian states

41 percent children underweight in Bihar, 46 percent stunted in Manipur between 2019 to 2020 as per Centre's submission during the ongoing monsoon session; Centre could provide data only for 22 States and Union Territories

Over 1.4 crore children in Bihar don’t have access to digital devices: Centre in LS

The Minister of Education answered questions about how online education has been disrupted due to the Covid-19 lockdown

Childhood vaccination rate declines worldwide for the first time in 28 years!

New research by Collateral Global shows Coronavirus pandemic restrictions significantly decreased global childhood vaccination rates

9,346 children abandoned, orphaned, lost a parent to Covid-19: NCPCR informs SC

The court had directed the district authorities to upload information about the number of children across India, who are in dire need of protection

Maha govt announces Rs. 5 lakh FD and monthly assistance for Covid-orphans

The state government announced that the newly declared schemes will run alongside other central government schemes for Covid-affected children

Shocking! Over 9,000 children test Covid-positive in May in Ahmednagar

While authorities assure that most cases are asymptomatic, the paediatric task force at the state and district levels have mobilised to plan for the third wave of Covid-19

Canada’s shame: Remains of 215 indigenous children unearthed at former residential school

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau orders flags on all federal buildings be flown at half mast, Kevin Annett’s memorandum details gritly details of torture

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Environment: The growing crisis on the Kho River

The river Kho, that breathes life into both the Ganga and Ramganga — and supports countless farmers — is under severe threat at its source. Both the Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh governments need to take urgent steps to protect and preserve this river and surroundings from resorts and uncontrolled ‘religious tourism;’ besides Dogadda, a culturally and politically important town in Uttarakhand also deserves official recognition as the origin point of the Kho argues the author

Just 11, Her Last Birthday Gift: Inside Surjyapur’s Fight for Justice

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