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Wednesday, July 30, 2025
TopicHealth Index

Topic: Health Index

Govt health officials don’t last more than 14-15 months in key posts, shows NITI Aayog report

Tenures of 3 key state-level officials — principal secretary, mission director (National Health Mission), and director (health services) — were less than 24 months in most states.

Kerala tops NITI Aayog Health Index 4th time in a row, UP stays last despite improving most

Report ranks UP No.1 in ‘incremental performance’ between 2018-19 and 2019-20. Among UTs, Delhi and J&K also at the bottom of list, but leading in ‘incremental performance’.

How Kerala beat UP and all others on Niti Aayog Health Index

It was no surprise that Bihar, in the midst of its encephalitis crisis, followed UP as worst health performer on the health index.

Kerala secures top spot in Niti Aayog’s second Health Index, UP & Bihar rank lowest

The Health Index is a composite score incorporating 23 indicators covering key aspects of health sector performance with major weightage to the outcomes.

On quality & accessibility of healthcare, India ranks 145th out of 195 countries

India lags behind China, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Bhutan while it's health index was better than those of Nepal, Pakistan and Afghanistan. 

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No one should have to choose between a roof and two meals. But India’s migrants do, every day

India’s policymakers need to ensure that labourers, and milk and newspaper delivery workers, do not have to sacrifice food just to keep a roof over their heads.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India’s air defence system foiled 1,000 Pakistani drone attacks on 9 May—Modi tells Parliament

New Delhi: India’s air defence systems intercepted and destroyed 1,000 drones and missiles launched by Pakistan on 9 May during Op Sindoor, Prime Minister...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.