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AIIMS Delhi starts screening of children aged 2-18 for Covaxin trials

The screening of children for trial of Covaxin among those aged between 2 and 18 started at the AIIMS here on Monday

Pleas to adopt 'Covid orphans' illegal, shelter homes last resort: Experts

They need the support of their extended family, say state and NGO welfare workers.

Covid-19 impact may increase in children if virus changes behaviour: Govt

Preparations are on to deal with it, govt said

Maharashtra update: Over 9,900 minors contracted Covid in Ahmednagar in May

The district administration claimed that around 95 % of them were asymptomatic and the situation was not alarming

States, UTs asked to upload data of children orphaned by Covid on portal

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has directed States and union territories to submit data of all children, who have been orphaned by Covid-19

Covid orphans: Securing the future of most vulnerable pandemic victims

India needs specialised healthcare to treat Covid-19 in children: Experts

Country must prepare though there is no science or data to back fears that children will be hit in the next wave of infections.

India starts preparation to make Covid-19 care safe for children

Treatment protocols, wards with space for parents, and specially trained staff are some measures

Different Covid vaccines not a problem, may do better: Virologist Polly Roy

Using different vaccines for the first and second doses is a good idea, says the expert in molecular virology.

Govt should ramp up facilities to protect children, says NCPCR

The country's apex child rights body on Thursday said with a third COVID-19 wave projected to hit the country, the Centre and states should ramp up their preparations to protect children and neonatals

2 children killed, 16 people stabbed by an attacker at China's kindergarten

Chinese state media say two children were killed and 16 other people were injured by a knife-wielding attacker at a kindergarten in a southern city

Meet the former Paytm execs who are building a pocket money app for kids

Shankar Nath and Ankit Gera are digitising pocket money for children while nurturing financial knowledge and discipline in them at an early age via their startup Junio

Over 20 mn kids in India facing extremely high water vulnerability: UNICEF

More than two crore children in India are experiencing extremely high water vulnerability, according to an analysis by UNICEF

First India Toy Fair to be held virtually from Feb 27 to Mar 2: Govt

The website for the India Toy Fair 2021 which was launched on Thursday will enable children, parents, teachers, exhibitors, etc

PM interacts with children awarded Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar

Modi on Monday lauded the contribution of children in raising awareness about handwashing during the Covid-19 pandemic

Parents, teachers must work together to promote children's rights: Assam CM

He also said steps would also be taken for providing scholarships to the specially-abled students

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Tripura reels under deficient infra, neglect

Indirect impact of Covid on kids, spike in Delhi cases spills over to its neighbours, Surat diamond industry takes a Covid hit--news on how the country is dealing with the pandemic

SBI MF to launch Children's Benefit Fund-Investment Plan on Sept 8

This is an open-end fund that will be part of SBI Magnum Children's Benefit Fund, which already has a savings plan, a predominantly debt-oriented offering

Facebook, Twitter target Trump, team's posts for coronavirus misinformation

Facebook removed from Trump's official account the post of a video clip from a Fox News interview in which he said children are 'almost immune' from Covid-19

US probing allegations TikTok failed to protect children's privacy: Report

TikTok failed to delete videos and personal information about users age 13 and younger as it had agreed to do, according to US agencies.