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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicMortality rates

Topic: Mortality rates

Excess Covid deaths for 2021 stand at 15.7 lakh, not 21 lakh, analysis by MoHFW & Niti Aayog shows

According to the analysis, for 2020 and 2021, there were an excess of 15.54 lakh COVID-19 deaths in India. These included reported, unreported, direct and indirect deaths.

Eye on 2030 target on neonatal mortality, ICMR to study possible interventions to lower newborn deaths

According to Indian Council of Medical Research, for India to reach neonatal mortality rate of 12 per 1,000 live births by 2030, up to 430 districts need higher improvement rate than shown by 2017.

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India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.