Teens

Following the trend of cough medicine, hand sanitizer is the latest in a string of household products used to induce intoxication and has public health officials worried as a few squirts of it could equal a couple of shots of hard liquor.

The annual fest of Janki Devi Memorial College (JDMC) - Symphony - was all about fun-filled activities such as face painting and rangoli-making contests. The two day festival saw participation from colleges across Delhi University.  

Teenagers are more vulnerable to drug abuse and mood disorders because their brains function differently when they are enjoying themselves, scientists have suggested.

An increasing number of young children, before even hitting their teens, are now turning to porn to learn about sex, a new study has revealed.

Imagine being barred from using cell phones and laptops in your own room. That’s the norm at the girls’ hostel in Daulat Ram College in North Campus.

The appropriate age for teens to own a cell phone is 13 to 15 years but for tablets and smart phones, it should be 16 years or more, a new survey has revealed.

Scientists have discovered that the mental ability of teenagers can improve or decline on a much greater scale than previously thought.

The girls of Mijwan’s Kaifi Azmi School are getting English lessons from the US through Skype. Says an elated Shabana Azmi, "Anna and her young volunteers were impressed with the work we were doing..."

A survey has found that only few young people learn about sex from their parents, with most of them getting information from television, Internet or their friends.

Posting photos of your recent drinking binge on Facebook? Well, you might come under the scanner by authorities that are trying to find clues to alcohol-related problems.

Teenagers spend an ever-increasing amount of time online, but despite the dangers that lurk on the Internet, the time that teens spend online can be crucial to their psychological development.

A new survey has found that an increasing number of young teenagers are having unprotected sex with a new partner without using contraception.

Though majority of teens have had sex, drug and driver education in their schools, large proportions of them still have unsafe sex, binge drink, smoke and drive recklessly.

Resentment is growing against the government’s decision to limit the number of SMSes people can send in a day. The regulation announced by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) comes into effect on September 27 and sets the cap at 100 SMSes a day.