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‘Welcome step, practical implementation difficult’: Pune school principals on CBSE’s teaching in mother tongue move

June 01, 2025 1:43 pm

The CBSE has directed schools to use the mother tongue or state language as the medium of instruction in the pre-primary to Class 5 stages this year.

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Amid India-Pakistan standoff, a test for parents, teachers

May 10, 2025 7:07 am

How can they guide children through their anxieties, hold space for their fears?

Students drawing street art for awareness on Climate change at Connaught Place in New Delhi on Sunday.

5 crore school students in India were affected by heatwave in 2024: UNICEF

January 25, 2025 9:18 am

The UNICEF report suggested that India is under an 'extremely vulnerable' category to the impacts of climate change.

Over 500 Afghan children killed or injured by explosives in 2024: UNICEF

January 06, 2025 12:06 pm

The landmines, planted by the Taliban during the previous government to target foreign and former Afghan security forces, were laid without systematic mapping.

This year, in 2024, UNICEF is observing the 78th anniversary of its establishment. As we commemorate it today, here's all you need to know.

UNICEF Foundation Day 2024: Know the date, history, and significance

December 11, 2024 9:57 am

UNICEF Day 2024: Date, History, Significance: On December 11, 1946, the United Nations General Assembly and Ludwik Rajchman established UNICEF.

India to have 350 million children by 2050, faces urgent challenges to secure their future: UNICEF report

November 20, 2024 6:18 pm

With nearly one billion children worldwide already exposed to high-risk climate hazards, India ranks 26th in the Children's Climate Risk Index.

UNICEF issues emergency call for mpox vaccines to support crisis-hit countries

September 01, 2024 4:37 am

The emergency tender involves setting up agreements with vaccine manufacturers.

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Health Ministry trashes reports highlighting high number of ‘zero dose children' in India

July 18, 2024 10:56 pm

The accurate and complete narrative of the immunization efforts of the government can be gauged through comprehensive understanding of the relative data and programmatic interventions, the ministry added.

Fewer children vaxxed in 2023 than in 2022

What the dip in India's childhood immunisation numbers means

July 18, 2024 12:05 pm

In absolute terms, 2.04 million children remained under-vaccinated in 2023, slightly lower than the 2.11 million children in 2019. An expert said that the “slight” drop is a call to intensify efforts.

The report goes beyond commending Kerala's infrastructure, including the deployment of 9000 Robotic Kits and AI / IoT training for Little KITEs.

Kerala's digital education model a global exemplar, says UNICEF Study

July 06, 2024 10:24 pm

Kerala's KITE-led EdTech model, without relying on profit-driven vendors, is both scalable and adaptable, making it valuable for other regions, the report pointed out.