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When a family member mentions a health concern, our instinctive response is shaped by familiarity. As a parent of two children, routine issues often lead me to medicines; unusual ones prompt a doctor’s visit. Yet many times, we reassure ourselves it’s just “building immunity” and expect children to adjust. Normalising ...

India has made important progress in expanding access to family planning, yet misinformation to make decisions about contraceptives continues to influence women. In India, attitudes around contraception are shaped by cultural beliefs, gender norms, and limited access to accurate information and counselling. For many yo...

Every year around International Women’s Day, the world turns pink. Social media feeds fill with empowering messages, organisations launch themed campaigns, and brands pledge support for women’s causes. While visibility matters, symbolic gestures alone cannot close the deep and persistent gaps in women’s health. The rea...

Children are going online younger than ever, often driven by visibility, performance or parental posting. We talk about three major digital harms — data overexposure, compulsive online behaviour, and AI-enhanced grooming — with expert insight from cybersecurity, psychology and parenting fields, showing why ...

AI now influences what children see, learn, and share online, making digital safety a core responsibility of platforms and policymakers. As digital platforms and AI-powered technologies become an integral part of children’s everyday lives, ensuring their online safety has never been more critical. On Safer Internet Day...

In India, conversations around mental health are gradually moving from the margins into the mainstream. Challenges such as anxiety, depression, exam-related stress, bullying, digital addiction, and trauma are no longer limited to urban areas — they affect children across both rural and urban communities alike. Childhoo...