A significant objective for India emerged as the new year got underway. India set a goal to eradicate measles and rubella (MR) by 2023 after missing the initial deadline of 2015 and…
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The budget pushes on eradication of sickle cell anemia
Chorionic villus sampling (CVS) test is taken between 11-14 weeks during pregnancy to check if the child poses a danger of sickle cell anemia. This type of anemia can cause morbidity and…
Budget 2023: Allocation for school education went up by Rs. 4,300 crores
As the Budget 2023 and its analysis takes up frontlines of news, here is the takeaway for parents. As per ThePrint, the allocation for school education went up to 68,805 cr from…
How Lifebuoy is helping protect children from preventable diseases
While we all sing the same song “Lifebuoy hai jahaan…” when we think about the red covered soap bar, Lifebuoy is going above and beyond to save lives of Indonesian children by…
Virushka went on trek with daughter Vamika-how they enjoyed it!
Take cues from Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma on how to enjoy a trek with your child. The power couple Viraat Kohli and Anushka Sharma went on a trip to Uttarakhand with…
Screen Time Is Slowing Children’s Neurological and Social Development
While we all know that the screen time can do no good, there are increasing number of studies carried out to understand the impact of screen time on children. We all worry…
Right to choose pregnancy vests with the woman, not the medical board: Bombay High Court
A woman was allowed to terminate the pregnancy after 32 weeks as there were body and brain disabilities in the foetus. The hospital denied the woman an abortion as in India, the…
Personal data of millions of Indians exposed through govt run learning app Diksha
Names, phone numbers, and email addresses of over a million teachers and 600,000 students from various schools across India, who were using Diksha were exposed due to an unprotected cloud server. Read…
Children cannot be stopped from attending school or sitting for exams because of non-payment of fees
According to Delhi High Court, education is “right to life” and non-payment of the fees cannot make them suffer in their academic journey. While there are many parents who are still recovering…
Good News for parents! School fee paid during Covid lockdown to be returned
Uttar Pradesh parents are going be delighted to know that 15 percent of the fees paid during the covid time is to be paid back as per the latest order from Allahabad…