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Alcohol consumption all-time high among kids

Thursday, 16 January 2014 – 8:53am IST | Place: Bangalore | Agency: dna Luna Dewan Despite all the preventive measures and informative campaigns being circulated far and wide about alcohol and drug abuse, a survey released recently has revealed some startling facts. Of the 27 states and two Union territories where the ..... Read More

Climate change taking a toll on kids’ health

Saswati Mukherjee B,TNN | Jan 9, 2014, 01.15 AM IST BANGALORE: Young Mary from Bangalore was suffering from incessant bouts of cough. Soon, the episodes started getting longer. Mary, 3, was treated for her bouts for some time, before doctors could zero in on the cause: climate change. Mary ..... Read More

Work on juvenile justice system to be unveiled

Madhusoodan MK,TNN | Jan 5, 2014, 08.18 PM IST BANGALORE: ECHO, a city-based non-government organization (NGO) working since last 14 years in the field of child protection, rescue, rehabilitation, and reintegration of child offenders, will release a research work, "Juvenile Crimes- A Peep into Reality" at a function at CHO ..... Read More

HC pulls up Delhi govt for non-framing of guidelines on kids’ sexual abuse

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014 – 20:29 New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday pulled up the city government for not framing draft guidelines on prevention of sexual abuse of children despite the court order and asked it to file a response on the issue. "What action have you taken ..... Read More

Lack of clarity on ‘early marriage’ cause for India not sponsoring UN child marriage resolution: MEA

PTI , PTI : New Delhi, Tue Jan 07 2014, 17:25 hrs India stopped short of co-sponsoring a first-of-its-kind United Nations resolution on eliminating "early marriage" due to a lack of greater legal clarity, the External Affairs Ministry said in a reply to an RTI application. The Resolution on 'Strengthening efforts to ..... Read More