Youth: Teen pregnancies a worry

January 01, 2016 by GAURAV SHARMA in New Zealand, No. 8 wire, NZ Issue 2

While absolute numbers have shown a decline in recent years, the comparative teen pregnancy rates are still among the highest in the developed world, raising questions on the country's familial and societal support structure

Drug abuse: Education is the key

February 17, 2014 by GAURAV SHARMA in The Fourth Estate, Volume 14

Recent findings by the National Council Against Drug Abuse (NCADA) indicate that out-of-school youths (OCYs) are more susceptible to drug abuse than their school-going peers