The cashier counts the currency notes carefully, makes an entry in the passbook and hands it over to the waiting customer through a tiny window.

It seems the state Government has made a total mess of the Central funds meant for children under the Supplementary Nutrition Programme (SNP).

DELHI Migrants might be causing uproar in some parts of the country but photo-journalist Harish Tyagi sees their lives in an entirely different light through his lense.

Social sciences are vastly neglected in the country. So it's refreshing when a school organizes a history exhibition. The Thanjammal Memorial Elementary School in Tiruchi organized one such

The bruising treatment of youngsters in many parts of the world, and the use of child soldiers in war-torn parts of Africa emerged as a recurring theme at the 10-day Berlin International Film

A former employee of Modern Foods, a public sector unit later taken over by Hindustan Lever Limited that used to provide bread under ICDS in Uttar Pradesh until 2003, tells Down To Earth the inside story of how small players exploit the contract system on the condition of anonymity.

In 2006, Delhi decided to experiment with the supplementary nutrition programme: it handed over the scheme to NGOs. Swami Sivananda Memorial Institute (SSMI) was given the charge of the Jahangirpuri resettlement colony in western Delhi. It had to cater to about 14,000 children and women. The NGO formed a self-help group of women from the community it served. Some of the employees had their children getting food under the scheme. The kitchen was located within the community to ensure accountability. Lady Irwin College decided the menu.

Top scientists commissioned by Hong Kong's health authorities to probe a recent influenza outbreak here have not found an especially virulent form of virus from children who died after coming down wit

MARCH, in India, is the month that glorifies growth. The trumpet is blown by the Finance Minister on the last day in February.