The study is among the 1st to look at impact of ambient temps on neonatal mortality in low & middle income countries in tropical environments like South Asia or sub-Saharan Africa.
Several parts of Delhi continue to remain flooded, as the Yamuna flows above the danger mark due to rains and water released from the upstream Hathnikund barrage.
Residents of Haryana housing society living in fear ever since 8-yr-old boy found dead in basement. Police have arrested a 15-year-old boy but residents say there is more to the case.
The United Nations report estimated that around 42-66 million children could fall into extreme poverty as a result of the crisis due to coronavirus this year.
Doctors at the Gujarat hospitals attributed the deaths to increased referrals for serious ailments, premature births & low birth weight, among other reasons.
The study found that India recorded the second highest number of child deaths from pneumonia in the world, and was among the five countries responsible for more than half of such deaths globally.
Death of 3-yr-old Sujith Wilson who had fallen into a borewell in Tamil Nadu Friday, has once again brought to focus the dangers posed by open & abandoned borewells.
Sujith Wilson fell into a discarded farm borewell while playing near his house in Nadukattupatti Friday evening. Various central, state agencies had been called in to rescue him.
Nigeria saw 8.66 lakh deaths & Pakistan 4.09 lakh. UNICEF report says median under-5 mortality rate per 1,000 live births in India is 37, against Nigeria's 120 & Pakistan's 69.
Audience data shows there are now more fans outside South Korea than at home. Like hip hop, there’s no reason why K-Pop can’t have a similarly inclusive trajectory while staying true to its core.
Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.
Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.
On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.
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