The poverty stricken need the most help. Apart from actually doing what past policies have committed to, we should dissolve ...

And yet, in this 'new' India, grinding poverty is still a feature of everyday life. Some 450 million people subsist on less than $1.25 per day and nearly half of India's children are malnourished. In ...

Until the 1980s, children in India were typically lean, but the 1990s saw a shift as chubbiness became a desirable trait. In ...

The National Inclusive Children's Parliament writes to India’s Chief Justice. Interruptions not only lead to learning ...

At present, India measures poverty in terms of deprivation-based ... “by at least half the proportion of all men, women and ...

Painting a worrying picture, the latest government data shows that over a third of children under five enrolled in anganwadis— childcare centers—are stunted, a condition that signals long-term ...

India celebrates Children's Day on November 14th ... children's well-being and calls for action to address challenges like poverty and lack of access to education and healthcare.

Imagine a young mother in a drought-hit village in Maharashtra, toiling on barren land, unable to provide enough for her children. Now, picture the same woman working under the shade of vibrant ...

The Odisha government has ordered an inquiry into incidents of alleged sale of two children due to poverty in Rayagada and Bolangir districts, officials said on Wednesday. One incident, reported from ...

The Scottish First Minister said his Government will mitigate the policy in Scotland to help reduce child poverty.