A new study that has been released this week revealed high sugar and salt levels in packaged foods for Southeast Asian children aged 6 months to 3 years, as well as the widespread use of potentially misleading labelling and lax regulations on product composition and sales.
COVID-19-Induced School Closures Impacted 247 Million Indian Children: UNICEF
As many as 1.5 million schools remained closed during 2020 due to the coronavirus lockdown in India, the UN agency said.
Representative image of a girl at a Gujarat school. Photo: Reuters
World04/Mar/2021
New Delhi: As many as 1.5 million schools remained closed during 2020 due to the coronavirus lockdown, which saw the study opportunities of 247 million children enrolled in elementary and secondary schools in India damaged, a UNICEF report has found.
The report stated that online education is not an option for many children, as only one in four has access to digital devices and internet connectivity. Pre-COVID-19 crisis, only a quarter of households (24%) in India had access to the internet and there is a large rural-urban and gender divide, the study says.