-The Times of India LUCKNOW: There was a 17.36% rise in enrolment of visually challenged Children in schools between 2002 and 2009, NCERT's eighth all-India school education survey has revealed. With 40,635 students, Maharashtra had the highest number of visually challenged students in schools, followed by the country's most literate state Kerala with 38,230 students. The survey revealed that visually impaired accounted for 29.16% of the differently abled students in the country. There...

-The Hindu In a sign of change, mothers wage a relentless battle to get their Children admission to the seats reserved for the poor in private schools. New Delhi: In her tiny room with a grey refrigerator and a wall-mounted television set, Babita opens up about her dreams. “My Children should learn to speak in English,” she says. Two of her Children study in private schools, and another in a government school. Private...

-PTI The study says, although India is a leading producer and exporter of vaccines, the country has the greatest number of deaths among Children under five, a prime reason for these deaths are delays in immunization. Washington: India is a leading producer and exporter of vaccines but two-thirds of Indian Children do not receive vaccinations on time which makes them susceptible to diseases and contributes to untimely deaths, according to American...

-PTI London Researchers speculate that targeting immune pathways could be a new approach to reduce the poor health and mortality caused by under- and over-nutrition Even with a healthy diet, defects in immune system function from birth could contribute to a malnourished state throughout life, a new study suggests. Researchers speculate that targeting immune pathways could be a new approach to reduce the poor health and mortality caused by under- and over-nutrition. "That traditional...

-The Indian Express The Children were given milk under the “Amrit Yojana”, a scheme to provide nutrition to young Children. Raipur: Two girls, both aged three years, died after consuming milk given to them under a state government scheme in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh late Monday. Seven more Children — two from the same village in Bijapur and five in Janjgir Champa district — were admitted to hospital after they complained of...