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Topic: Children

Here’s how you can legally adopt a child in India, and it’s not through WhatsApp or Twitter

Several children under the age of 18 have lost both parents to Covid and this has made them vulnerable to illegal adoption or worse, trafficking.

$2,000 a year per child — Millions of US parents will soon get a monthly allowance

Of all age groups in the US, children are the most likely to live in poverty. The Biden administration is expanding the child tax credit.

Where are India’s queer parents? Having a family is not even an option for many Indians

The fight that started with de-criminalising Section 377 must not end there – it is a battle half won. Many queer couples in India want to raise children but can’t.

Delhi schools will promote all nursery students, but parents still unhappy with lost year

Nursery admissions to begin next week. Delhi govt officials say ‘catch-up’ activities can be planned during the first quarter to make up for the loss of learning.

Very young children may have low Covid infection rate, French study in Lancet shows

The study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health is the first to estimate seroprevalence in pre-school settings.

Disney, Pixar and Netflix are teaching children the wrong messages about pain

Like it or not, pain is an inevitable part of childhood.

Compare lung sizes of Indian and US children, you’ll know who air pollution affects most

In 'Breathing Here Is Injurious To Your Health’, Jyoti Pande writes about why air pollution has become a public health emergency in India.

Children could have immune response to Covid without getting infected, Australian study says

Australian researchers report about a family in which the parents were Covid positive, but their children repeatedly tested negative & showed robust immune response.

Enroll your children for music lessons, that’s the best investment for them

Parents should not only put kids in music classes because it could help boost cognitive functions, but because it's also an activity that, even when very demanding, will provide joy.

Coronavirus most likely to disproportionately kill children of minorities in US, says CDC

CDC report says three out of four Covid fatalities in US were of Hispanic, Black, American Indian or Alaskan descent, while 121 of those who died by July were under the age of 21.

On Camera

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.