The celebration of my parents’ 50th anniversary gave me a wonderful opportunity to meet many of my uncles, aunts and cousins. During the family get-together, I realised that a lot of my elderly relatives were...
Today I was asked a question. “Given the speed with which negative and fake news spreads with social media, should we consider Facebook and other social media platforms as harmful and ban or control or...
Cyberbullying is bullying that happens through digital devices such as phones or computers. It often happens over social media, text, email, instant messages, and gaming. Cyberbullying often takes the form of sending or sharing harmful...
The US and Canada now allow the BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine to be administered to teenagers. Germany could follow suit this summer. But how sensible are the coronavirus vaccines for those under 18? According to the US...
Age of three; sometimes even less, toddlers totter in uniform, with water bottles dangling around their necks, a triangular piece of handkerchief hanging from a safety pin on the uniform, walking along merrily holding onto...
Schooling for Indian children begin before they reach the age of three, when the child’s only identity is still, just his or her name. Little do they know that the sound of their names that they like...
The world clamoured in shock and in pain as the viscous face of the virus barged in. A deadly infection surged across towns, cities, villages big and small. A virus which emerged from Wuhan had...
Climate change poses a major threat to the health of the world’s children and may shape the future of a whole generation if global temperatures are not kept well below 2°C, new research shows. Pediatricians...
The concerns on health issues is grave in rural India. Though average amount spent on health in rural India (₹ 16,956) is at least 40% less than that of urban India (₹ 26,455) but number...
Agriculture is one of the most labour intensive sectors and engages the largest workforce. Today, with the advancement of economies and expansion of job opportunities there is an evident shift towards urban or non-farm sector. As...
In today’s world of rampant advertising by big brands, with advertisements splashed all over the different forms of media, from television, to social media to newspapers and billboards, it is really very difficult to keep...
Imagine a river over which we need to build a bridge at a particular spot. Two aspects are fundamental to the construction plan: The location which decides the kind of bridge that can be built...
