1. KSCPCR to study mobile phone addiction among children in Karnataka
To tackle mobile addiction among school children, the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR) has decided to conduct a study. The KSCPCR has formed 10 teams comprising teachers, students, parents, government officials, psychiatrists, non-governmental organisation (NGO) representatives, and other experts in various fields for the study, which will begin this weekend.
The Commission has decided to complete the study within three months, after which it will submit a report to the Karnataka government with various recommendations help children come out of mobile addiction.