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Child rights
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Nutrition First: From Surviving to Thriving
We advocate for healthy diets and nutritional practices to ensure every child, adolescent, and woman grows optimally and lives a healthier life.
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Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability
Advocating for every child's right to a sustainable and healthy future
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Children in Karnataka
More to be done to curb high incidence of child labour, marriage and trafficking.
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Children in Assam
Assam’s complex social, political and geographical realities have added to the challenge of providing child development services.
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Children in West Bengal
The pace of development of the soon to be ‘100 million’ state may not be adequate to cope with this population dividend in the coming years.
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Children in Uttar Pradesh
Life can be uncertain and, in many cases, cut short for children in UP. Each year, about 380,000 of the State’s children die before the age of five years.
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Invisible No More
Children with disabilities are first and foremost children, However, these children face multiple compounding challenges in realising their rights.The challenges emanate from the intersection of an impairment with a barrier, which can be physical or attitudinal. Removing access barriers and associated stigmas sign...
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Obesity and Health: What You Need to Know
We must recognise obesity as a complex, and chronic disease, and one that is also a driver of other diseases. Taking action on obesity is a critical step in reducing the global burden of other chronic diseases including diabetes, heart disease and cancer., Dos and Don’ts, To make healthier food choices, read caref...
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Food consumption trends in Indian adults
Healthy diets are necessary for mental and physical tasks. Unhealthy diets drive are the number one risk factor globally for Disease collaborators, 2019). Given the health and well-being, this Data Note examines for optimal growth and to carry out daily all forms of malnutrition and dietary risks deaths and disabi...
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India's Progress on Malnutrition and Non-Communicable Diseases: Insights from NFHS
A set of global nutrition targets for maternal and child nutrition together with diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs) to be achieved by 2025 was endorsed by the World Health Assembly in 2013. These targets provide goals against which progress towards ending malnutrition in all its forms can be measured an...
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Poshan Power note Strengthening the Evidence Base through the Comprehensive National Survey
Good health, nutrition and wellbeing throughout the life cycle is a precursor to a healthy and productive living. India faces triple burden of malnutrition in terms of micronutrient deficiencies, undernutrition and quickly rising overnutrition rates in children under five years old.Going beyond children, unmet nut...
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Nutrition for Children
Good nutrition is the bedrock of child survival and development. Well-nourished children are better able to grow, learn, play, and participate in their communities.In support of the Government of India flagship schemes, National Health Mission, National Nutrition Mission (POSHAN 2.0) and National Rural Livelihood ...
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A Beacon of Hope: The Role of the Child-Friendly Space (CFS)
The 2024 Kosi River floods devastated Belagonth village in Bihar, washing away the primary school and leaving children with no access to education. Fear, anxiety, and learning loss loomed large. But the "Bal Sajah sah Manosamajik Sambal Kendra" – a Child-Friendly Space (CFS) set up by UNICEF's partner, GPSVS is no...
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I am on a postage stamp
The year was 1986—an important one, as it marked UNICEF's 40th anniversary. On 11 December 1986, UNICEF completed 40 years of working for children. To commemorate this historic occasion, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry of the Government of India issued a set of two postage stamps, with denominations of 5...
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SAKHI Initiative from Awareness to Action
Neelapu Anuradha, a sixteen-year-old student and state-level athlete, was at risk of a child marriage arranged by her family. In July 2024, as part of the SAKHI initiative, the local authorities intervened after learning about the planned wedding, educating her family on the legal and social consequences of child ...
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From Rote Learning to Innovation
Gone are the days of rote memorization and monotonous lectures in Vijayawada's classrooms. A quiet revolution is underway, by the Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs). These labs are launchpads for young minds, brimming with the potential to become the next generation of innovators. Shifting Gears: From Textbooks to Hands-o...
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The Spark in the Lab
Om Prakash isn't your typical seventh grader. While his classmates chatter about cricket and video games, Om's mind buzzes with the thrill of circuits, sensors, and the magic of creation. This wasn't always the case for Om, school used to be a monotonous march through textbooks. But then, the Atal Tinkering Lab (A...
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Project Manthan: A Beacon of Hope for Tribal Youth
“When the mind is happy, I experience a lot of happy thoughts. Sometimes, I feel like I can speak my mind and share my happiness with the world.” Lalita (name changed) is one of approximately 200,000 children currently staying in a tribal residential institution in Dantewada, Chhattisgarh, India. With a mostly rur...