NEW DELHI: The National Family Health Survey – 5 (NFHS-5) showed that there are five…
Tag: Infant Mortality Rate
Improved infant mortality but malnutrition worsened: NFHS
NEW DELHI: Dr Harsh Vardhan, Minister of Health and Family welfare (MoHFW), released the fifth…
Kerala leads in child care survey
NEW DELHI: A report compiled by a non-governmental organisation Mobile Creches, has placed Kerala, Mizoram,…
Villages can offer solution to urban crisis
Almost three million people move to cities every week globally. Failing agriculture, saturated economic growth, and basic infrastructure deficit have impelled people from villages to migrate to urban centers. Cities that are already overburdened are in no condition to handle growing population influx. An overview of state-of-affairs in Indian villages to understand the areas which need immediate attention and will help check rural-urban migration