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Some city schools are coming up with alternatives like giving lockers to students in school.

Parents feel reducing weight of bags is important, fear for health of...

In institutes like Gurukul for instance, students do not have to carry books to school.

24 Nov 2017 2:02 AM IST

According to a 2015 GR, a school bags weight should be 1/10th that of the child.

Vinod Tawde claims regular bag check, kin says no

Parents have refused that the burden of the school bags have been reduced as per the claim.

24 Nov 2017 1:36 AM IST

School children seen with their heavy schoolbags.

Schoolbags to get lighter, homework from Class 3

Schools have also been asked to stick to only NCERT textbooks that are prescribed in the syllabus.

27 Nov 2018 12:23 AM IST

If a child is experiencing an episode of back pain it may make sense to temporarily reduce the load if this relieves the pain (Photo: AFP)

There may not be a link between schoolbags and back pain in children

The analysis has limitations given that few studies followed the children over time, and those that did were at risk of...

16 May 2018 8:40 PM IST

School children seen with their heavy schoolbags.

Light school bags a 'burden' for parents

Children stumbling under the weight of their schoolbags is a common sight in Bengaluru.

17 Sept 2018 6:40 AM IST