Indian Babies Heavier Than Ever--And That’s A Good Thing
New Delhi: Indian babies are being born heavier than ever, a sign of better-educated, richer and more aware mothers and...
Poor Lung Capacity In 8 Of 10 Delhi Children, Youth
New Delhi: In New Delhi, India’s capital and its most polluted city, eight of every 10 children and youth below 20 years...
India Getting Basic Vaccines To More Children But Trails Other Emerging Nations
New Delhi: More Indian babies are receiving all basic vaccinations than a decade ago, a sign of better-educated mothers...
In 2015-16, Anganwadis Served More Children Than A Decade Ago But Achieved Limited Outcomes
New Delhi: More children in India than a decade ago received one or more services under the Integrated Children...
India’s Child Deaths From Diarrhoea Down 52% In Decade, But Pakistan, Bangladesh Do Better On Solutions
New Delhi: In a decade to 2015, India’s efforts to tackle diarrhoea--a disease easily preventable through sanitation,...
Diarrhoea Took More Lives Than Any Other Water-Borne Disease In India
New Delhi: Over five years to 2017, water-borne diseases--cholera, diarrhoea, typhoid and viral hepatitis--caused 10,738...
Migrants build cities but face exclusion during crisis. Here’s how this can change
New Delhi: State governments and employers must ensure basic facilities including housing, water, sanitation and...
It would take Rs 28 per head to solarise India’s 39,000 unelectrified health centres
New Delhi: To strengthen rural health infrastructure to deal with COVID-19, especially with the increased load from the...