Bhopal resident awaits return of his children, who were adopted by a US couple ‘without his consent’

Child rights activists are pushing for stricter inter-country adoption rules.

Roli Srivastava, Thomson Reuters Foundation

· Mar 15, 2020 · 03:30 pm

Death of over 100 infants in Kota hospital points to a pan-Indian problem

To tackle this, we need to dissect socio-economic problems such as malnutrition, sanitation and immunisation.

Swagata Yadavar, IndiaSpend.com

· Jan 10, 2020 · 01:30 pm

In America’s detention centres for immigrant children, tedium and despair reign

Many of the children have contemplated escape, even suicide.

Jodi S Cohen, ProPublica

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Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica

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Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica

· Sep 09, 2018 · 11:30 pm

State of despair: How child labour and sexual abuse are becoming endemic to Arunachal Pradesh

Poverty and government apathy are mainly to blame.

Tongam Rina

· Nov 23, 2017 · 12:30 pm

Beta, give uncle a kiss: Are Indian parents giving children mixed signals about consent?

Before learning about good touch and bad touch, children should be able to refuse uninvited touching.

Karishma Attari

· Nov 09, 2017 · 11:30 am

Health workers in Uganda are measuring newborn babies’ feet to save their lives

Strapped for resources, Uganda’s health researchers have found an innovative way to save premature and low birth weight babies.

Priyanka Vora

· Sep 20, 2017 · 02:30 pm

Children are dying of cancer for lack of money – even those that get free medical treatment

Many families abandon cancer treatment for their children for lack of money for food and lodging near hospitals.

Ankur Paliwal

· Jul 25, 2017 · 02:30 pm

Tamil Nadu makes vaccinations mandatory for school students, but parents still have safety concerns

Around six years ago, the state used to have the country’s highest level of vaccination coverage.

Vinita Govindarajan

· Jun 12, 2017 · 02:30 pm

A new paediatric HIV drug has been stuck for months without the drug regulator’s approval

NACO wants the drug registered to avert further stock outs of medicines for toddlers with HIV

Menaka Rao

· May 24, 2017 · 02:30 pm

Eleven arrests in three weeks raise alarm over rising child sexual abuse in Kerala

The number of cases registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act has gone up each year.

TA Ameerudheen

· Mar 18, 2017 · 12:30 pm

Why has infant mortality risen in Mizoram even as it has fallen everywhere else?

The Mizoram government insists the data does not reflect the ground reality.

Arunabh Saikia

· Mar 13, 2017 · 02:30 pm

As politics takes over in Palghar, there are only muddled theories about child deaths

Government departments responsible for tackling malnutrition have no data on deaths that might result from hunger.

Priyanka Vora

· Sep 24, 2016 · 05:45 am