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Topic: Children

Why children may be the silent victims of coronavirus

Adam Minter -
The most consequential effects of this Covid crisis for children are likely to come from two areas: Health and education.

Number of stunted children in India fell 30% in a decade, but it’s slow progress

Himani Chandna -
According to Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey 2016-18, number of stunted children below 5 years of age dropped to 3.87 crore from 5.55 crore in 2005-06.

443 Delhi students committed suicide in 5 yrs, exam stress & failed relationships to blame

Kritika Sharma -
A public interest litigation has been filed in Supreme Court seeking better mental healthcare facilities across the country.

No tight slap: New research shows children are safer in countries that banned smacking

Johnny Wood -
Countries that enforced complete ban on hitting children experienced rates of physical fighting up to 69% lower than states that condoned smacking.

India among top 6 countries with the largest childhood cancer burden: Lancet study

Himani Chandna -
Study also finds that 90% of children in low- and middle-income countries are at the risk of developing cancer.

Should Indians join the call for ‘birth strike’ by global climate change activists?

ThePrint Team -
Climate change activists across the globe are giving a call for 'birth strike'.

Listen parents, this is why kids younger than 6 are getting headaches, blurred vision

Himani Chandna -
WHO advises that children aged less than 5 years should not be allowed screen time of more than an hour/day. Indian doctors tell us why.

Rising air pollution harms children’s growing brains

Douglas Broom -
The WHO says more than 93% of the world’s 1.8 billion children are exposed to toxic air pollution, including 630 million under the age of five.

Online life is causing people to invest less in memories & long-term sense of satisfaction

Tyler Cowen -
It is now far easier to pursue immediate happiness, compared to the available options in, say, 1986.

Children spending more time staring at TV, phone, iPad screens could be at risk

John J Reilly -
More screen time means a higher likelihood of your child developing obesity, low physical fitness, anxiety and depression.
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Opinion

Trump is swinging on Russia again. What this means for Europe’s security architecture

Indrani Talukdar -
The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.

India’s land acquisition disputes have a way out. Both Japan and Gujarat have used it

Biting terror, doggone dilemma, urban menace. Indian TV war over Delhi street dogs

Economy

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Akanksha Mishra -
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

Defence

2 Agniveers awarded Sena Medal for gallantry in Op Sindoor, a first since Agnipath launch

Debdutta Chakraborty -
This marks the first time that Agniveers have received gallantry awards. They are the Army's short-term recruits under the Agnipath scheme.

National Interest

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

Shekhar Gupta -
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.

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