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Study Revealed Swachh Bharat Mission Reduced Infant Mortality Rate: Centre
- Friday November 29, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
A study published in the "Nature" magazine this year has revealed that the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) has contributed significantly in reducing infant and under-five mortality rates across the country, Union Minister JP Nadda said.
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Infant Mortality Rate and Decline of Bat Population Might Have a Strange Correlation, Study Claims
- Sunday September 8, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
In 2006, a fungal disease called white-nose syndrome began decimating bat populations across New England. Over the following decade, the loss of these bats, essential for controlling insect populations, led to significant consequences for agriculture and human health, according to a new study. With fewer bats around to consume insects, farmers reso...
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Meghalaya Polls 2023: Congress Slams Chief Minister's Party Over "Poor" Healthcare System
- Friday February 17, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Congress in Meghalaya alleged that the ruling National People's Party (NPP) has failed to protect women and children, "with the state faring poorly on the infant and maternal mortality rate indexes".
- www.ndtv.com
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5,000 Children In Kerala Get Free Heart Surgery Under Government Scheme
- Thursday October 20, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
A total of 5,041 children with congenital heart problems have been offered free surgeries under a scheme launched by the Kerala government, with an objective to reduce infant mortality rate in the state.
- www.ndtv.com
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One In Every 36 Infants In India Die Before Their First Birthday: Report
- Saturday June 4, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Despite the decline in infant mortality rate over the past few decades, one in every 36 infants still die within the first year of their life in India, according to official data.
- www.ndtv.com
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Delhi's Sex Ratio At Birth Increased From 920 To 933 In 2020: Minister
- Thursday October 28, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
Delhi's sex ratio at birth has increased from 920 females per thousand males in 2019 to 933 in 2020, and the infant mortality rate declined from 24.19 to 20.37 percent during the same period, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said citing a city go
- www.ndtv.com
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India's Child Mortality Rate Improves But Malnutrition Worsens: Survey
- Sunday December 13, 2020
- India News | Written by Sukirti Dwivedi
Mortality rate among infants and those under five years of age has improved but malnutrition among children has worsened, according to the fifth National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5).
- www.ndtv.com
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10 Infants Die In 2 Days In Rajasthan's Kota, Chief Minister Orders Probe
- Saturday December 28, 2019
- Cities | Written by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Aman Dwivedi
Ten infants have died in 48 hours at a hospital in Rajasthan's Kota, prompting an inquiry by the state government.
- www.ndtv.com
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Japan Has Low Infant Mortality Rate, Few Underweight Children: UNICEF Report
- Tuesday October 15, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Japan manages a rare feat for a developed country when it comes to feeding its children -- high scores for nutrition but very low obesity rates. One major key? School lunches.
- www.ndtv.com
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Kerala Achieves Highest Annual Decline In Infant Mortality Rate
- Wednesday October 31, 2018
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
Kerala has been ranked as the top state to achieve highest annual decline in Infant Mortality Rate followed by Mizoram and Karnataka, according to the Health Ministry.
- www.ndtv.com
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"Dramatic Breakthrough": WHO On Fall In Infant Mortality Rate In India
- Wednesday September 19, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
Lauding India's efforts leading to a fall in under-five mortality counts to below one million, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Infant Deaths In India Lowest In 5 Years, Still Highest In The World: UN
- Tuesday September 18, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
Three infants die every two minutes on an average in India due to lack of access to water, sanitation, proper nutrition or basic health services, according to a report by the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNIGME).
- www.ndtv.com
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Gender Gap In Surviving Girl Child Reduces 4-Fold In 5 Years In India: UN
- Tuesday September 18, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
About 8,02,000 infant deaths were reported in India in 2017, the lowest in five years, according to the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNIGME).
- www.ndtv.com
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In Punjab, New Born Dies After Anaemic Mother Delivers On Road
- Wednesday February 28, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
A 36-year-old woman, suffering from anaemia, on Tuesday gave birth to a child on a road in Fatehgarh Sahib, but the infant died soon after the birth.
- www.ndtv.com
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RTI Reveals Causes Of Newborn Deaths In Delhi's Special Neighbourhood Care Units In 2017
- Monday February 5, 2018
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
As many as 433 newborns died in 16 'Special Neighbourhood Care Units' (SNCUs) in Delhi due to various diseases in the first six months of 2017, an RTI query has revealed.
- www.ndtv.com
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Study Revealed Swachh Bharat Mission Reduced Infant Mortality Rate: Centre
- Friday November 29, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
A study published in the "Nature" magazine this year has revealed that the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) has contributed significantly in reducing infant and under-five mortality rates across the country, Union Minister JP Nadda said.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Infant Mortality Rate and Decline of Bat Population Might Have a Strange Correlation, Study Claims
- Sunday September 8, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
In 2006, a fungal disease called white-nose syndrome began decimating bat populations across New England. Over the following decade, the loss of these bats, essential for controlling insect populations, led to significant consequences for agriculture and human health, according to a new study. With fewer bats around to consume insects, farmers reso...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Meghalaya Polls 2023: Congress Slams Chief Minister's Party Over "Poor" Healthcare System
- Friday February 17, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Congress in Meghalaya alleged that the ruling National People's Party (NPP) has failed to protect women and children, "with the state faring poorly on the infant and maternal mortality rate indexes".
- www.ndtv.com
-
5,000 Children In Kerala Get Free Heart Surgery Under Government Scheme
- Thursday October 20, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
A total of 5,041 children with congenital heart problems have been offered free surgeries under a scheme launched by the Kerala government, with an objective to reduce infant mortality rate in the state.
- www.ndtv.com
-
One In Every 36 Infants In India Die Before Their First Birthday: Report
- Saturday June 4, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Despite the decline in infant mortality rate over the past few decades, one in every 36 infants still die within the first year of their life in India, according to official data.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Delhi's Sex Ratio At Birth Increased From 920 To 933 In 2020: Minister
- Thursday October 28, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
Delhi's sex ratio at birth has increased from 920 females per thousand males in 2019 to 933 in 2020, and the infant mortality rate declined from 24.19 to 20.37 percent during the same period, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said citing a city go
- www.ndtv.com
-
India's Child Mortality Rate Improves But Malnutrition Worsens: Survey
- Sunday December 13, 2020
- India News | Written by Sukirti Dwivedi
Mortality rate among infants and those under five years of age has improved but malnutrition among children has worsened, according to the fifth National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5).
- www.ndtv.com
-
10 Infants Die In 2 Days In Rajasthan's Kota, Chief Minister Orders Probe
- Saturday December 28, 2019
- Cities | Written by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Aman Dwivedi
Ten infants have died in 48 hours at a hospital in Rajasthan's Kota, prompting an inquiry by the state government.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Japan Has Low Infant Mortality Rate, Few Underweight Children: UNICEF Report
- Tuesday October 15, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Japan manages a rare feat for a developed country when it comes to feeding its children -- high scores for nutrition but very low obesity rates. One major key? School lunches.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Kerala Achieves Highest Annual Decline In Infant Mortality Rate
- Wednesday October 31, 2018
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
Kerala has been ranked as the top state to achieve highest annual decline in Infant Mortality Rate followed by Mizoram and Karnataka, according to the Health Ministry.
- www.ndtv.com
-
"Dramatic Breakthrough": WHO On Fall In Infant Mortality Rate In India
- Wednesday September 19, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
Lauding India's efforts leading to a fall in under-five mortality counts to below one million, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Infant Deaths In India Lowest In 5 Years, Still Highest In The World: UN
- Tuesday September 18, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
Three infants die every two minutes on an average in India due to lack of access to water, sanitation, proper nutrition or basic health services, according to a report by the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNIGME).
- www.ndtv.com
-
Gender Gap In Surviving Girl Child Reduces 4-Fold In 5 Years In India: UN
- Tuesday September 18, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
About 8,02,000 infant deaths were reported in India in 2017, the lowest in five years, according to the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNIGME).
- www.ndtv.com
-
In Punjab, New Born Dies After Anaemic Mother Delivers On Road
- Wednesday February 28, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
A 36-year-old woman, suffering from anaemia, on Tuesday gave birth to a child on a road in Fatehgarh Sahib, but the infant died soon after the birth.
- www.ndtv.com
-
RTI Reveals Causes Of Newborn Deaths In Delhi's Special Neighbourhood Care Units In 2017
- Monday February 5, 2018
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
As many as 433 newborns died in 16 'Special Neighbourhood Care Units' (SNCUs) in Delhi due to various diseases in the first six months of 2017, an RTI query has revealed.
- www.ndtv.com