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India’s first dengue vaccine approved: DCGI clears Takeda’s Qdenga for those aged 4 to 60

July 21, 2026 4:51 am

The two-dose vaccine protects against all four dengue virus strains without requiring pre-vaccination testing, as India battles a rising dengue burden.

How India hit 95% measles vaccine coverage: The inside story

July 17, 2026 2:57 pm

WHO-UNICEF data shows India has surpassed pre-pandemic immunisation levels, though nearly 19,000 measles cases and last-mile vaccination gaps remain.

ORS-like drinks pose real health risks. India needs dialogue and consensus on their sale

November 10, 2025 12:59 pm

The dangers of high sugar content in these fluids, as well as administering non-WHO formulations, are real, particularly for young children. The FSSAI and the courts have rightly flagged this as a public health risk

Top 10 countries where kids are the happiest: Netherlands, Denmark lead in global happiness rankings

July 26, 2025 5:53 pm

Top 10 countries where kids are the happiest in the world: UNICEF evaluated child well-being across six key dimensions that together paint a comprehensive picture of a child's overall quality of life.

‘Welcome step, practical implementation difficult’: Pune school principals on CBSE’s teaching in mother tongue move

June 01, 2025 1:43 pm

The CBSE has directed schools to use the mother tongue or state language as the medium of instruction in the pre-primary to Class 5 stages this year.

Amid India-Pakistan standoff, a test for parents, teachers

May 10, 2025 7:07 am

How can they guide children through their anxieties, hold space for their fears?

5 crore school students in India were affected by heatwave in 2024: UNICEF

January 25, 2025 9:18 am

The UNICEF report suggested that India is under an 'extremely vulnerable' category to the impacts of climate change.

Over 500 Afghan children killed or injured by explosives in 2024: UNICEF

January 06, 2025 12:06 pm

The landmines, planted by the Taliban during the previous government to target foreign and former Afghan security forces, were laid without systematic mapping.

UNICEF Foundation Day 2024: Know the date, history, and significance

December 11, 2024 9:57 am

UNICEF Day 2024: Date, History, Significance: On December 11, 1946, the United Nations General Assembly and Ludwik Rajchman established UNICEF. 

India to have 350 million children by 2050, faces urgent challenges to secure their future: UNICEF report

November 20, 2024 6:18 pm

With nearly one billion children worldwide already exposed to high-risk climate hazards, India ranks 26th in the Children's Climate Risk Index.

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Kareena Kapoor dazzles in white at the UNICEF launch

September 04, 2014 4:21 pm

Actress Kareena Kapoor Khan was in the capital on Thursday (September 4) to launch the UNICEF Child friendly schools and systems package.

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