Infant Mortality

Niti Aayog boss Amitabh Kant says inter-state development disparities holding India back; this is what he means

The rate of development varies widely across states in India, building a picture of an unequal nation

Karnataka Assembly polls: State has India's second lowest unemployment rate, lags on women's empowerment

Karnataka has amongst India's best economic and child health outcomes, but women’s empowerment lags some of India’s poorest states, data shows.

Madhu Chindaki murder: Kerala Adivasis run out of patience, rise up in protests against injustice, exploitation

As soon as the news spread, people from various tribal hamlets came out of their homes and blocked the ambulance carrying his body to Thrissur Medical College Hospital for post-mortem demanding immediate arrest of the persons responsible for Madhu's death.

Right to privacy, declining infant mortality, renewed fight against TB: India has a lot to look forward to in 2018

The seeds of many positive changes were sown in 2017 and could bring news to cheer Indians in 2018.

India's battle with air pollution: UNICEF report says Indian babies face high risk of brain damage

A UNICEF report has once again raised the alarm bells about high levels of air pollution and its likely impact on brain development among infants.

UP healthcare crisis Part 1: Chronic shortage of doctors, overdose of apathy have left govt hospitals comatose

Across Uttar Pradesh (UP), government hospitals are understaffed and overburdened. It reflects on the state's healthcare index.

16 more deaths in UP's BRD Medical College: Yogi Adityanath's potshots at Kerala's healthcare ring hollow

While Yogi Adityanath's recent visit to Kerala was high on election rhetoric, the aggressive political posturing had little backing in terms of data.

Gorakhpur-like tragedy strikes UP again: Lack of oxygen kills 49 children in Farrukhabad hospital

In a shocking repeat of Gorakhpur tragedy, 49 children have died within a month in a hospital in Farrukhabad allegedly due to lack of oxygen, media reports said on Monday.

Manipur Election 2017: Ethnic conflict in state overshadows India's lowest infant mortality rate

The economic blockade of the Imphal-Dimapur road and the Imphal-Silchar road has overshadowed all other issues this election year in Manipur.

Never mind #PoMoneModi; we desperately need to talk about malnutrition