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China proposes to limit childrens smartphone time to two hours a day

China proposes to limit children's smartphone time to two hours a day

The restrictions are Beijing's latest efforts to attempt to limit internet addiction, a problem it views as widespread among its youth. Only certain services, such as apps or platforms that are deemed suitable to the physical and mental development of minors, will be exempted.

3 Aug 2023 12:21 PM IST

Increased levels of heavy metals in childrens saliva after exposure to tobacco smoke

Increased levels of heavy metals in children's saliva after exposure...

30 Jun 2023 11:01 PM IST

67 mn children miss out on routine vaccines amid Covid-19 slump

67 mn children miss out on routine vaccines amid Covid-19 slump

67 million miss out on vaccines partially while 48 million completely due to Covid-19 induced lockdown and related...

20 April 2023 8:49 AM IST

Smriti Irani appeals to Meta to work for children in emergencies

Smriti Irani appeals to Meta to work for children in emergencies

New Delhi: Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smirti Irani urged social media giant Meta to work with the...

10 April 2023 8:53 PM IST

Cough syrup killing Uzbek children: 3 arrested in Noida

Cough syrup killing Uzbek children: 3 arrested in Noida

Noida: In the case of 18 children dying in Uzbekistan after allegedly consuming cough syrup manufactured by a...

3 March 2023 6:48 PM IST

British doctors make breakthrough in fighting leukaemia in juveniles

British doctors make breakthrough in fighting leukaemia in juveniles

A teenager with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia responded to new therapy and went into remission

12 Dec 2022 1:06 PM IST

Tamil Nadu Polices crackdown on networks forcing children to beg

Tamil Nadu Police's crackdown on networks forcing children to beg

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu police adopt strict action against organised networks that force children into begging. It...

5 Dec 2022 2:57 PM IST

Ebola scare: Uganda shuts down school across nation

Ebola scare: Uganda shuts down school across nation

However, Health Minister Jane Ruth assured that cases are decreasing

25 Nov 2022 10:48 PM IST

Syrup medicines: child deaths in Indonesia reach 195

Syrup medicines: child deaths in Indonesia reach 195

Syrup medicines contained excess amounts of ethylene glycol and diethylene glycol, used in industrial products, causing...

7 Nov 2022 8:46 PM IST

Covid-19: Canada approves Pfizers vaccine for children below 5

Covid-19: Canada approves Pfizer's vaccine for children below 5

Available data suggests the effectiveness and safety of the vaccine against the pandemic in the age group of six months...

10 Sept 2022 3:48 PM IST

US clears Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for children below 5

US clears Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for children below 5

The move will make children from as young as six months eligible

19 Jun 2022 8:30 AM IST

Children breathe out fewer aerosols making them less likely to transmit Covid: study

Children breathe out fewer aerosols making them less likely to transmit Covid: study

A team of researchers at the Charité University Medicine Berlin have published a study which suggests that primary...

23 Feb 2022 1:36 PM IST

Vaccination against COVID-19 for 12-14 age group likely to start in March

Vaccination against COVID-19 for 12-14 age group likely to start in March

Chairman of the COVID-19 working group NTAGI, Dr NK Arora, on Monday, said that India will likely begin vaccinating...

17 Jan 2022 8:24 PM IST

Omicron infecting more children in the USA, hospitalisation rates rise

Omicron infecting more children in the USA, hospitalisation rates rise

Almost 199,000 children have been confirmed positive for Covid-19 in the last week with Omicron being the predominant...

31 Dec 2021 10:35 AM IST

400% rise in cybercrimes against children in 2020: Report

Over 400% increase has been reported in cyber crimes against children in 2020 when compared to the previous year, says a...

14 Nov 2021 7:00 PM IST

Afghan baby handed to US soldiers amid evacuation chaos missing

Afghan baby handed to US soldiers amid evacuation chaos missing

A two-month-old baby handed to a US soldier at the gates of Kabul airport amid the hasty evacuation in August is still...

7 Nov 2021 1:42 AM IST