Children

Ever feared sending your child in the school bus? According to two of our readers, these 11 steps can make buses safer for children.

They saved their friends, parents, and neighbours from drowning, electrocution, thieves and a lot more – these 25 children, who were honoured with the National Bravery Award this year, displayed immense courage and risked their lives to protect their loved ones. Here are their awesome stories.

What started as a small gesture, of feeding underprivileged children, by 31-year-old Darshan and his friends has turned into a full-blown movement.

Even as 100 eager children in one of the remotest schools in Ladakh waited, she came bearing gifts – 1500 kg of school equipment carried by 25 horses in -20 degree C temperatures over 3 mountain passes. Meet Sujata Sahu, who took education from New Delhi to Leh, and much beyond.

Mizoram has seen a commendable decline in stunting and it is directly related to improved access to sanitation. Here is the complete report on how it happened.

Science is her favourite subject. She loves to read. And she wants to become an astronomer. Meet Chinmayi Ramasubramanian, a 10-year-old girl who has developed an app to help people in flood-affected areas of Tamil Nadu, and to assist those who want to donate flood relief items.

A bunch of college kids in Jamshedpur, with nothing more than compassion and a determination to make a difference in their hearts, started teaching underprivileged kids in 2007. Today, their effort has grown into a full-scale organization called Sankalp that reaches out to over 650 children in three states of India.

Just one click and ensure your child’s safety – on the internet, on the streets, at home and more. Because parents won’t rest unless they have tried their bit.

Ishita is just 10 and she is challenging the notion that kids have to wait till they grow up to make a difference. She is an author, and recently became the youngest Indian to deliver a talk at a TED event.

Thirty children from across India received the National Child Awards for Exceptional Achievement, 2015, on the occasion of Children’s Day. Here are the winners and their incredible achievements in various fields ranging from innovations and sports to singing and acting.