Child welfare

Union Budget 2026: Why investing in children amounts to investing in the future India | Opinion

As India prepares to present the Union Budget 2026, the spotlight turns to how the nation plans to invest in its largest constituency—its children

Child Care Institutions under Mission Vatsalya see a rise, but drop in children housed

In 2021-22, 76,118 children were housed in the care homes under the Mission Vatsalya scheme, it came down to 57,940 in 2022-23

Bengaluru parents dress baby in Darshan's '6106' jail clothes for photoshoot, in the soup as police notified

State child rights body have taken suo moto cognizance

NDA 3.0:

‘Would love to meet Kamala Harris’: Malayali girl whose UN speech on special children won praise

Amilyn’s experience caring for her brother led her to advocate children's rights

Why historic monuments, tribal villages in Madhya Pradesh are going 'blue'

The UNICEF global campaign aims at raising awareness on children’s issues

COVID-19: Are children vulnerable? This is how they can be kept safe

There have been reports of newborns as well as infants being affected

At 67,385, India records highest number of babies born on New Year's Day

An estimated 392,078 babies were born around the world on New Year's Day

Pneumonia killed over 1,27,000 children under 5 years age in 2018 in India

In India, one child under the age of five years dies every 4 minutes due to pneumonia

High sugar consumption in childhood increases risk of adult obesity

Changes we see now in adult obesity rates may have started decades ago

25,000 school children in Delhi addicted to drugs: RS MP

T Subbaram Reddy said narcotics were destroying the lives of innocent children

Indian boy missing in UAE after running away from home

'Only his kandura is missing. He has not taken any other clothes or his wallet'

World hunger affects 821 million: United Nations

Malnutrition began to increase in 2015 post decades of decline

Nerve stimulator helps 11 year-old fight rare form of epilepsy

The number of seizures came down drastically from 250 a day to about 5-10 a day

14 lakh 'fake children' registered with anganwadis in UP

The ghost children were identified after registration of beneficiaries with Aadhaar

Maneka to bring back Indian girl abandoned by Spanish foster parents

The girl is currently at a government home in Zargoza in Spain

Break the stranglehold of starvation, free the children

Delhi's population needs better systems for dealing with malnutrition in children

Meghalaya organises 'baby league' to promote football

Children in the age group of 4 to 13 years are participating in the league

Newborn falls into dustbin in state-run hospital in Bhopal

This is the third incident of medical negligence at the hospital in less than a week

Better eye-to-hand coordination could make kids smarter: Study

Schools should provide extra support to children who are clumsy

Well-meaning statements can spread stereotypes

Well-meaning statements can subtly perpetuate the stereotypes

10,000 children killed, maimed in conflicts worldwide

More than 1,300 child deaths recorded in Yemen as a result of US-backed Arab fighting

'Nutrition monitoring software helping in monitoring anganwadi staff's work'

95 lakh plus have been registered as beneficiaries under 'Poshan Abhiyaan'

One year of school ups kids' IQ: Study

A year of schooling leaves students with new knowledge, and it also equates with a

'Together We Can' bring transparency in children's therapy

TWC aims at addressing the rights of children with disabilities