Social Sector
India’s Under-5 Mortality Now Matches Global Average, But Bangladesh,...
Mumbai: India’s under-five mortality rate now matches the global average (39 deaths per 1,000 live births), but the...
4 Indicators Of India's Cashless Growth -- And Hurdles To Future Expansion
As India's government--fronted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Twitter account--announced a slew of incentives to...
Understaffed, Underserved: Human Problems Of India’s Public-Health System
On August 15, 2016, in his Independence Day address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised a safety net of up to Rs...
Inside India's Blood Black Market
New Delhi: Pramod sells a rare commodity--blood. Paid ‘blood donation' may have been banned in India by a 1996 Supreme...
In 1 Year, India's TB Deaths Doubled. Here's Why
India had double the number of estimated deaths by tuberculosis (TB) in 2015--480,000 deaths, up from 220,000 deaths in...
