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Substance Abuse Among Students Starts At Age 12: AIIMS-Backed 10-City Survey
Study across 10 Indian cities finds kids start substance use at 12 to 13 years of age. Early school interventions can cut addiction risk, say AIIMS researchers.
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30 Lakh Adolescent Girls Out of School in 5 Years; Gujarat Records 341% Spike in Dropouts
The government cites migration, socio-economic issues, and child labor as causes, promoting schemes like Samagra Shiksha and a campaign to re-enroll out-of-school children.
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India's Youngest Minds Now At High Risk For Mental Health Disorders: Expert Flags Concerns, Shares Tips
While discussions on mental health often focus on adolescents or adults, emerging data and clinical experience show that emotional and behavioural difficulties are surfacing much earlier - even among children as young as one to ten years old.
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Brittle Bones In Young Adults: Doctor Explains Causes And Preventive Tips
The optimal time to accumulate bone density is during years of rapid growth, and that includes childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood when, through diet and exercise.
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Emmys 2025: Adolescence Actor Owen Cooper On Becoming Youngest Winner Ever, "I Was Nothing Three Years Ago"
Owen Cooper bagged the award in the Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Series or Movie category
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1 In 6 People Affected By Loneliness Worldwide: WHO
Nearly 17 per cent or one in six people worldwide is affected by loneliness, and the condition was linked to an estimated 100 deaths every hour -- more than 8,71,000 deaths annually between 2014 and 2023, according to a new report by the World Health
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Government Auditor Confirms NDTV's Findings On Madhya Pradesh Ration 'Scam'
Two years ago, NDTV exposed a shocking scandal in Madhya Pradesh. It was not just about money but also about the stolen future of children, pregnant women and adolescents, who depend on the government's nutrition scheme.
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Skeletons Reveal Ancient Teenagers Experienced Puberty Similar to Modern Teens, Study Finds
Recent research has revealed that teenagers who lived between 10,000 and 30,000 years ago, during the Ice Age, went through puberty at roughly the same age as modern teens. An international team of archaeologists, led by Mary Lewis, a bioarchaeologist from the University of Reading, studied the skeletal remains of 13 adolescents from various archae...
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Teens' "True Love" Can't Be Controlled Through Rigour Of Law: High Court
"True love" between adolescents cannot be controlled through the rigor of the law or state action, the Delhi High Court has observed while quashing a kidnapping and rape case against a man who had eloped with a girl nine years ago.
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Rajasthan Woman Accuses Former MLA Of Raping Her, Filming It
A woman filed a case on Wednesday night accusing nine people, including former MLA of Barmer Mevaram Jain and RPS officer Anand Singh Rajpurohit, of raping her and molesting her adolescent daughter two years ago.
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Made In India HPV Vaccine May Be Considered For Immunisation: Centre
The indigenously developed quadrivalent HPV vaccine may be considered for introduction in the Universal Immunisation programme (UIP) as a two-dose regimen for adolescent girls aged 9-14 years, Rajya Sabha was informed today.
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13% Of Drug Abuse Victims In India Below 20 Years Of Age: UN Official
Around 13 percent of the those involved in drug and substance abuse in India are below 20 years of age, which calls for stepping up community intervention and preventive mechanisms targeting adolescents, an UN official said on Thursday.
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90% Teens Administered First Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine In Delhi: Report
Ninety per cent of adolescents in the age group of 15 to 18 years in the national capital have been administered the first dose of vaccine against COVID-19 since the launch of the drive on January 3, according to official data.
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Haryana Government To Vaccinate Children Between 15 And 18 By January 10
CMO Haryana in its tweet in Hindi mentioned, "The health department teams will vaccinate children in the age group of 15 to 18 years in schools. The government's effort is to achieve the target of vaccinating all eligible adolescents in the state before January 10."
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Pfizer Vaccine 100% Effective In Adolescents After 4 Months
Pfizer and BioNTech said Monday their COVID-19 vaccine remained 100 percent effective in children 12 to 15 years old, four months after the second dose.
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Substance Abuse Among Students Starts At Age 12: AIIMS-Backed 10-City Survey
Study across 10 Indian cities finds kids start substance use at 12 to 13 years of age. Early school interventions can cut addiction risk, say AIIMS researchers.
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30 Lakh Adolescent Girls Out of School in 5 Years; Gujarat Records 341% Spike in Dropouts
The government cites migration, socio-economic issues, and child labor as causes, promoting schemes like Samagra Shiksha and a campaign to re-enroll out-of-school children.
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India's Youngest Minds Now At High Risk For Mental Health Disorders: Expert Flags Concerns, Shares Tips
While discussions on mental health often focus on adolescents or adults, emerging data and clinical experience show that emotional and behavioural difficulties are surfacing much earlier - even among children as young as one to ten years old.
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Brittle Bones In Young Adults: Doctor Explains Causes And Preventive Tips
The optimal time to accumulate bone density is during years of rapid growth, and that includes childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood when, through diet and exercise.
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Emmys 2025: Adolescence Actor Owen Cooper On Becoming Youngest Winner Ever, "I Was Nothing Three Years Ago"
Owen Cooper bagged the award in the Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Series or Movie category
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1 In 6 People Affected By Loneliness Worldwide: WHO
Nearly 17 per cent or one in six people worldwide is affected by loneliness, and the condition was linked to an estimated 100 deaths every hour -- more than 8,71,000 deaths annually between 2014 and 2023, according to a new report by the World Health
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Government Auditor Confirms NDTV's Findings On Madhya Pradesh Ration 'Scam'
Two years ago, NDTV exposed a shocking scandal in Madhya Pradesh. It was not just about money but also about the stolen future of children, pregnant women and adolescents, who depend on the government's nutrition scheme.
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Skeletons Reveal Ancient Teenagers Experienced Puberty Similar to Modern Teens, Study Finds
Recent research has revealed that teenagers who lived between 10,000 and 30,000 years ago, during the Ice Age, went through puberty at roughly the same age as modern teens. An international team of archaeologists, led by Mary Lewis, a bioarchaeologist from the University of Reading, studied the skeletal remains of 13 adolescents from various archae...
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Teens' "True Love" Can't Be Controlled Through Rigour Of Law: High Court
"True love" between adolescents cannot be controlled through the rigor of the law or state action, the Delhi High Court has observed while quashing a kidnapping and rape case against a man who had eloped with a girl nine years ago.
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Rajasthan Woman Accuses Former MLA Of Raping Her, Filming It
A woman filed a case on Wednesday night accusing nine people, including former MLA of Barmer Mevaram Jain and RPS officer Anand Singh Rajpurohit, of raping her and molesting her adolescent daughter two years ago.
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Made In India HPV Vaccine May Be Considered For Immunisation: Centre
The indigenously developed quadrivalent HPV vaccine may be considered for introduction in the Universal Immunisation programme (UIP) as a two-dose regimen for adolescent girls aged 9-14 years, Rajya Sabha was informed today.
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13% Of Drug Abuse Victims In India Below 20 Years Of Age: UN Official
Around 13 percent of the those involved in drug and substance abuse in India are below 20 years of age, which calls for stepping up community intervention and preventive mechanisms targeting adolescents, an UN official said on Thursday.
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90% Teens Administered First Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine In Delhi: Report
Ninety per cent of adolescents in the age group of 15 to 18 years in the national capital have been administered the first dose of vaccine against COVID-19 since the launch of the drive on January 3, according to official data.
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Haryana Government To Vaccinate Children Between 15 And 18 By January 10
CMO Haryana in its tweet in Hindi mentioned, "The health department teams will vaccinate children in the age group of 15 to 18 years in schools. The government's effort is to achieve the target of vaccinating all eligible adolescents in the state before January 10."
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Pfizer Vaccine 100% Effective In Adolescents After 4 Months
Pfizer and BioNTech said Monday their COVID-19 vaccine remained 100 percent effective in children 12 to 15 years old, four months after the second dose.
