Australia to ban social media for children under 16
Australia to ban social media for children under 16

Australias government has unveiled plans to introduce a landmark law banning children under the age of 16 from using social media. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced that the legislation, which will be presented in Parliament next week, aims to address the growing concerns over the...

Study says digital tech boosts child development
Study says digital tech boosts child development

Although it has been considered that under-threes should not have any screen time at all, research has found that digital tech can offer rich opportunities for young childrens development. A two-year study, Toddlers, Tech and Talk, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and led by...

2.5 lakh children affected by chronic kidney disease: Experts
2.5 lakh children affected by chronic kidney disease: Experts

Experts reported that over 2.5 lakh children in the country are diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD), while close to 4.8 million other minors suffer from different kidney-related health issues on Sunday. The experts made the revelation at a two-day international conference on peritoneal...

UN report:1.1 billion people in acute poverty, children most affected
UN report:1.1 billion people in acute poverty, children most affected

A UN report released on Thursday says that over one billion people around the world are living in severe poverty and more than half of them are children. The paper published with the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) highlighted that poverty rates were three times higher in...