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Facebook isn’t depressing!

July 10, 2012
The link between Facebook and depression have been found to be invalid. New evidence thrown up by researchers debunks the finding that spending time on Facebook and other social sites causes depression. The University of …

Baby girl abandoned in garbage dump: The perils the girl child faces in India

April 30, 2012
In another horrific incident which echoes memories of Falak and Afreen, a 10-day-old baby girl was found abandoned in the old jail complex in the city, the third such case in less than a fortnight, police said. The girl was heard …

30% adolescent girls married in India: UNICEF

April 27, 2012
A UNICEF report titled Progress for Children, 30 % of all adolescent girls in India were married and at least 22 % became mothers before attaining adulthood. The report by UNICEF, based on a survey conducted in the period …

57% male teens in India think wife beating is justified: UNICEF

April 26, 2012
A UNICEF report titled Progress for Children, a report on adolescents, shockingly shows that in developing countries, including India nearly 50% girls and women between 15 and 49 think wife beating is justified while 57% male …

Nearly 50 per cent of India’s adolescent girls underweight (UNICEF report card on adolescents)

April 26, 2012
For adolescents around the world, report cards present a measure of their academic progress – and can point the way towards their futures. But how does the global community measure up in our efforts to give those young people …