“Sesame Street” in the past year has tackled everything from foster care to substance abuse. Now its latest effort is trying to help children suffering as a result of the Syrian civil war.Sesame W...

Juvenile Justice Act is a progressive legislation which provides for proper care, treatment, development and rehabilitation of the most vulnerable children of our society, that is children in conflict...

According to data compiled by the National Crime Records Bureau, 39,827 cases were reported under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act in 2018, an 18 per cent jump over the previous yea...

Right to education is ensured by law but providing effective education to about 8 crore migrant children of the country continues to be a challenge.This issue dominated an interstate convergence meet ...

Sir — Cyclone Fani wreaked havoc in several cities and districts of Odisha, especially in Puri, leaving people dead and bringing down power and communication links (“Town cut off as power and phon...

The Pocso court of the capital on Saturday awarded life imprisonment to the two convicts of gang-rape, Sarfaraz Ansari, 27, and Khursid Ansari, 25, and imposed fines of Rs 85,000 on each.The special j...

Only 18cm high and weighing 900g, a robot called Miko is finding space in households to keep children company. Though the “personal robot” made its debut in 2016, the upgraded version — Miko 2 �...

India ranked 77th on a sustainability index that takes into account per capita carbon emissions and ability of children in a nation to live healthy lives and was placed 131st on a ranking that measure...

Indians traditionally used to walk around barefoot but these days everyone wears shoes. It is good because we now walk on hard surfaces, not on grass or mud. Our feet have not evolved for this. Their ...

The park near the scenic Kanke Dam will be renovated later this year into a modern amusement park, a project that is estimated to be worth at least Rs 2 crore.Jharkhand Tourism Development Corporation...