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Over 2,000 children still severely malnourished in Indore

Arpita Sarkar,TNN | Jan 20, 2014, 04.24 AM IST INDORE: Indore district still has 2,192 'severely malnourished' children. As per the latest malnourishment data of Woman and Child Development (WCD) department upto December, 2013, 1.3 % children in the district fall under the category of 'severely malnourished.' Till May ..... Read More

Social media abetting cyber bullying: Doctors

Sunday, 19 January 2014 – 1:53pm IST | Place: Bangalore | Agency: dna While social media has revolutionised communication in the 21st Century, its downsides too have been just as drastic, with adolescent users getting addicted to the medium and increasingly exhibiting symptoms of aggression and depression. Bangalore, being the tech capital ..... Read More

How India Beat Polio- A report by National Geographic

Posted by Dan Morrison of National Geographic Voices on January 13, 2014 A father and his newly-vaccinated child. Khagaria, India – When he thinks about polio, Dr. B.N. Singh recalls the surgeries. “It was ghastly,” Singh said of his early days as a surgical orthopedic resident practicing in the  Indian state of ..... Read More

Less than 12 percent of children use toilets in India

Jagran Post Editorial | Last Updated: 13 Jan 2014, 14:27 Development Research said at a brain storming session Representational Picture According to a study, the use of toilets by children in rural areas is less than 12 percent as against 47 percent in urban areas. Against ..... Read More