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Thursday, February 26, 2026
TopicCommunity health centres

Topic: Community health centres

Curious case of Agra woman who, on paper, gave birth 25 times in 30 months

Probe is underway into payments disbursed under Janani Suraksha Yojana, a central scheme under the National Health Mission, in wake of audit by UP health dept in Agra.

Rural India has an 80% shortfall of specialist doctors. MP, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu worst off

Findings mentioned in Health Dynamics of India 2022-23 report released by health ministry. Data show that availability of specialists in urban areas was slightly better.

ANMs unable to detect high-risk pregnancy, but here’s how Assam is fixing it: IAS officer

UNICEF and Assam govt carried out a pilot project in some districts. The main objective was to understand the critical gaps in the state's sub-centres and ANMs.

Why Kerala is India’s healthiest state

NITI Aayog member Dr V.K. Paul tells ThePrint it’s because of a sustained effort put up by Kerala on health, and a good footprint of the private sector.

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Pew’s religious diversity study is producing perverse results

Pew’s survey on religious diversity around the world is interesting, but simply lacks enough nuance to warrant serious consideration.

In 1st budget under BJP mayor in 44 yrs, BMC hikes outlay to Rs 81k crore, focus on big-ticket infra

India's richest civic body’s outlay is 8.77% higher than last year’s, with the biggest allocation being made for infra growth. BMC also proposed an AI boost to its service delivery.

What to expect on the defence front as Modi embarks on Israel visit, second since 2017

The two sides will sign a framework agreement on defence cooperation that will allow companies from both sides to collaborate deeper.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.