WhatsApp is testing an optional date-of-birth prompt for a limited group of users in India, as it prepares for Digital Personal Data Protection Act requirements covering children’s data. Users who decline can…
Australia defended its world-first social media ban for children under 16 after regulator eSafety found that more than eight in 10 teenagers were still using social media three months after the restrictions…
Amanda Rumsey, an associate professor at Clemson University, recommends three simple rules for managing children’s screen use as they return to school. Parents should protect sleep by keeping devices away from bedrooms…
Doctors told Times Now News that routine X-rays use very low radiation doses and do not make patients radioactive. The radiation does not remain in the body, and the benefits of diagnosing…
India’s Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, took effect on April 1, 2010, giving all children aged 6 to 14 a statutory right to free and compulsory education.…
A phone-free childhood is difficult for many families as schools, teachers, friends and emergency contacts increasingly rely on smartphones. The Hindu recommends age-based safeguards, including screenless phones for children aged 2 to…
The first leg of Voice out Loud’s Voice of Tomorrow 2026 was held in Guwahati on 2 August, with children presenting speeches and stage performances after completing a summer public speaking programme.…
The Union Health Ministry has sent a National Joint Outbreak Response Team to Gujarat and Rajasthan after a rise in Chandipura virus infections. Gujarat has reported 35 confirmed cases and 22 deaths.…
A thank-you card from 10-year-old Isla Howell to her Merseyside teacher, Ryan Saunderson, has attracted more than 420,000 views online, the Times of India reports, citing People and Kennedy News and Media.…
At least 300 children have been killed in Gaza during the 300 days since the October 2025 ceasefire, UNICEF said, according to NDTV Profit. That amounts to at least one child a…
