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The North-South Fertility And Finance Battle: Will South India Lose...
Mumbai: As leaders of south Indian states raise concerns over the terms of reference for the 15th Finance Commission...
Muslims Have Highest Fertility Rate, Lack Access To Healthcare
Mumbai: Hindus have India’s highest infant mortality rate with 41.6 deaths per 1,000 live births and the third highest...

Adivasis, Dalits, Muslims Die Earlier Than Other Communities
Mumbai: At 43 years, the mean age of death for adivasis (scheduled tribes or STs) was the lowest, meaning they were more...

India Is Ageing, But States Use Just 7% Of Central Funds For Elderly Healthcare
Mumbai: Over the last two years, states and union territories have utilised no more than 7% of the funds released to...

Better Nutrition In Early Life Could Give India 3.17 Million More Graduates
Mount Abu (Rajasthan): Ensuring supplementary nutrition for children in the 0-3 years age bracket could raise the number...

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,...

Despite Fragile Peace, Nagaland Outranks Rich States In Health, Gender Parity
Mumbai: After a decade of precarious peace, Nagaland, India’s once troubled north-eastern state, now rivals and even...

Nearly A Third of India’s States/UTs Have Not Hiked Pay To Women Who Form Core Of Health Services
As many as 11 states and four union territories (UTs) have not announced any change in the additional salary paid to...
