Women Collectives Tackle Teen Sex, Contraception And Nutrition
Bastar & Mumbai: Ratni Kashyap, 20, sat in her courtyard with her 17-day-old newborn, snugly wrapped in a towel,...
Despite Increased Spending, Health Outcomes Remain Poor in Backward States
Mumbai: The Covid-19 pandemic, and particularly its second wave, exposed serious deficiencies in the public health...
Swachh Bharat Mission Fails March 2016 Urban-Trash Targets
Cleanliness drive in Pune as part of the Swachh Bharat Mission. No more than 17.6% of urban solid-waste (garbage) was...
How Obesity Is Rising In India & Falling In The West
Nearly 1.5 billion people were either obese or overweight in the world, according to the report based on data till 2008....
India’s Death Rate Falling But Rural Urban Divide High
All talk of India’s expanding population is laced with various reasons including high fertility, migration,...
India’s Malnutrition Problem Defies Higher Spends
India is likely to have 33% malnourished children by the end of 2015 while the target under the United...
Facing Health Crises, India Slashes Healthcare
Frequently criticised for having one of the emerging world's most ramshackle health systems, India had committed to...
90% Of Toilet Target Ahead, 4 Years To Go
Of more than 110 million rural households without toilets across India in 2012, the government has been able to assist...
