Students lag in learning as the Covid-19 pandemic widens the digital gap Learning time for students has reduced during the Covid-19 pandemic to less than four hours daily.
Warning over Children as Indonesia suffers its worst Covid outbreak
The number of Covid infections and deaths among children in Indonesia has risen sharply over the past month, a senior paediatrician has said, as the country faces its most severe outbreak since the start of the pandemic.
560 child marriages stalled since pandemic began, FIR in 58 cases
Maharashtra’s intervention rose sharply in 2021 and 2020, when 200 and 360 cases were reported, respectively against 2019 and 2018, when 116 and 110 cases were noted.
Child Marriages During the Pandemic
The worsening of poverty during the pandemic may well have led to a worrying spurt in marriages of girl children in India. The information available indicates that has happened, pushing back the progress of recent decades in reducing child marriages.
How Covid’s Toll Compares With Other Things That Kill Us
Stacking up the disease’s impact on young and old against other causes of death in the U.S., including influenza, heart disease, car accidents and drownings.
A Modest Tax on Billionaires Can Ensure Basic Economic Rights to All
Just two taxes – on wealth and inheritance – can easily garner an estimated Rs 15 lakh crore needed to finance additional welfare expenditure.