Child Safety

Guidelines for food manufacturers are voluntary and cover packaged processed food for children under two years old The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued some new voluntary guidelines for baby food manufacturing companies in an effort to reduce levels of lead in some processed baby foods. The new guidelines state that baby food manufacturers should include no …

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“Okay, Michael… sit down. Mommy wants to talk to you.” With a ten-minute timer ticking down, I searched for the right words to start a conversation I dreaded but knew was necessary. The biggest hurdle was how to best communicate such a complicated subject to my special needs child. This wasn’t the typical “birds and …

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Schools on Wheels is an innovative initiative by IAS officer Jitendra Jorwal that transforms yellow school buses into mobile classrooms, bringing interactive, hands-on learning experiences to underprivileged children in Sangrur’s slums—resulting in nearly 100% re-enrollment rates and rekindling their excitement for education.  In the bustling slums of Sangrur, Punjab, each morning begins with a sight …

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Bengaluru-based MetroRide Kids claims to be India’s first app-based transport service exclusively for children. Recently launched in Hyderabad, the service plans to expand to Bengaluru within three months. With vehicles ferrying students packed like sardines and instances of drunk driving on the rise, working parents often find themselves on edge, struggling with unreliable transport services …

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The Manipur Commission for Protection of Child Rights (MCPCR), led by Chairperson Keisam Pradipkumar, has issued an advisory to the Directorate of Education (S) regarding the implementation of the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009, and the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Manual on the Safety and Security of Children in Schools. …

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