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Why are fewer Indian mothers exclusively breastfeeding for 6 months? Expert explains
16+ hour, 7+ min ago (1633+ words) India's latest survey data shows a decline in exclusive breastfeeding among infants aged below six months. A decline of nearly 8 percentage points in exclusive breastfeeding is a serious concern in a country the size of India, says paediatrician Dr D…...
Why school violence persists despite years of scrutiny
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (10+ words) The Federal...
Kerala: Pesticide residues found in 58 of 1,262 food samples tested, says Minister Siddique
1+ week, 6+ day ago (803+ words) Kozhikode (Kerala), Aug 10 (PTI) Kerala Agriculture Minister T Siddique on Monday said excessive pesticide residues and toxic substances were found in 58 of the 1,262 food samples tested at official laboratories in the state and steps would be taken to promote organic…...
TNâs TFR low; may consider incentivising couples for more children: minister
2+ week, 14+ hour ago (604+ words) Tamil Nadu Health Minister KG Arunraj on Sunday said the state government could consider following Andhra Pradesh's lead and incentivise couples to have more children to address the challenges of an ageing population. Addressing the mid-year workshop of the Obstetrics…...
Why Tansy Troy’s new eco-adventure book for children, The Great Nicobar Journey, ends on a note of ‘hope’
2+ week, 4+ day ago (378+ words) Tansy Troy’s new eco-adventure book for children, The Great Nicobar Journey: How an Endangered Island Lifted its Voice to the Skies has been published by Speaking Tigers. And thus begins an implausible adventure laced with heartbreak and hope which forms…...
Shared spaces and custody, counselling — how Indian couples are learning to co-parent kids post divorce
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (456+ words) When Bengaluru-based artist Raghava KK's four children told him they wanted to live in the United States with his divorced wife, their mother, instead of in India with him, he threw them a party. "I was dying inside," he says....
Why elderly parents are revoking property gifts to battle child neglect: 'Want to live with dignity"
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (853+ words) It took 68-year-old B Vidya three months to overcome her hesitation and file a complaint against her son, who, she says, abandoned her when she needed him the most. With no money left to pay for her dialysis treatment and…...
Ban social media for children? Experts split on the answer
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1040+ words) The debate over children's access to social media has reached a critical point as several countries move towards restricting or banning social media use among minors. While concerns around mental health, addiction and online safety are increasingly difficult to ignore,…...
Meaning, originality, ease of pronunciation — what's dictating baby names for Indians
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (613+ words) And an unusual name could potentially lead to a child being bullied at school (remember the protagonist’s long discomfiture with his name, Gogol, in Jumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake?). And it was precisely this concern that had reportedly prompted the Rajasthan…...
How a 15-year-old's case has redrawn Indiaâs late-term abortion doctrine
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (1025+ words) The Supreme Court has made a serious observation on the rights of a 15-year-old pregnant teen. The petition was moved by the physicians of the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), who argued that it was dangerous to terminate pregnancy…...