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Friday, November 8, 2024
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Topic: Children

Did Covid lead to more kids dropping out of classes? No, thanks to govt schools, finds survey

Highest level of enrolment in 2022 since introduction of RTE, adds Annual Status of Education Report. From 97.2% in 2018, enrolment figure for 6-14 age was up to 98.4% in 2022.

Should children be allowed to vote? Why arguments against it don’t hold much ground

Enfranchisement isn't a silver bullet. But unless the place of children in democracy is deepened, political division and democratic distrust will surely worsen.

SubscriberWrites: Parents and children should actively work together to bridge generation and communication gap

Children should therefore place more trust in the older generation by giving them a chance to understand their point of view, writes Jayanti Sengupta Sharma

Noida pharma company linked to Uzbekistan deaths halts cough syrup production, says report

Drug maker Marion Biotech said it regretted the deaths and informed about the govt conducting an enquiry. 'We'll take action as per report,' the company's legal representative said.

Why you shouldn’t give parents environmental guilt for having children

Should net zero be achieved, it would be possible to have children without being saddled with environmental guilt.

Why outdated book bans won’t protect your children

Attempts to ban books are frequently motivated by misapprehensions about how children consume and process literature.

‘Are we there yet?’ Why long car journeys are so excruciating for children

Children’s uncertainty about how long has passed and how long remains is made worse by their lack of control over the journey itself.

Men have a ‘biological clock’ too — even their fertility declines with age. What you can do

From around about 40 onwards, age can impact men negatively—affecting sperm quality, greater likelihood of miscarriage and health conditions in children.

85% Indian kids have experienced cyberbullying, highest in the world, finds new survey

The McAfee Corp's report found the number of Indian children reported to have cyberbullied someone is also twice the international average.

Covid lockdown cost children 2 trillion hours of learning. Classroom culture needs reset

UNICEF’s latest report suggests that most children leave primary school across 32 low- and middle-income countries. But it's not too late.

On Camera

I am shocked Indian ‘liberals’ aren’t supporting Iranian woman Ahoo Daryaei protesting hijab

There is the fight against authoritarianism, and then there are 'liberal' Muslim women who ar supposed to be allies. Sadly, diluting the debate distracts one from the core issue.

Jet Airways’ smooth takeoff, turbulence & crash landing. Key events leading to SC-ordered liquidation

SC set aside resolution plan for Jet Airways, founded by Naresh Goyal in 1992 shortly after India liberalised its economy. A look at timeline of events that led to its permanent grounding.

China unveils J-35A stealth fighter, with striking resemblance to US F-35. Here’s how they compare

The Chinese aircraft has uncanny similarities to the American F-35 jet. There are claims that China copied the design. Cyber theft of F-35 design data was reported in 2009.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.