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Wednesday, October 29, 2025
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.

Delhi has lowest death rate in India, urban-rural divide is shrinking, latest govt data shows

According to the latest Sample Registration System data, Chhattisgarh has the highest death rate in the country, while the death rate is higher among men than women.

If India can look after pregnant women so well, why are more under-5 kids wasting & stunting

When India can get bigger things such as tracking pregnant women right, why do nutritional deficiencies among under-five children remain insurmountable?

Mortality rate of infants, those under 5 years dips in 18 states & UTs, finds NFHS survey

Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday released the fifth National Family Health Survey which contains information on population, health, and nutrition for India.

India’s Covid caseload nears 60 lakh with 88,600 fresh infections, recoveries cross 49 lakh

The total Covid cases mounted to 59,92,532, while the death toll climbed to 94,503 with 1,124 people succumbing to the virus in 24 hours, according to health ministry data.

Centre asks Maharashtra, Andhra & Karnataka to focus on measures to check Covid mortality rate

Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka have accounted for about 46 per cent of active COVID-19 cases & 52 per cent of deaths in the last 24 hours.

India, US and China generating most Covid-related rumours, study says

Study says misinformation, rumours, stigma and conspiracy theories related to Covid pandemic have been spreading in at least 25 languages in 87 countries.

India breaches 1,000-death mark in 24 hours, but per-million figure is still a low 32

India has the third highest number of deaths in the world at 44,386 as of Monday morning, with the overall case fatality rate around 2%.

Lift lockdowns, protect the vulnerable, treat Covid like a health issue and not a disaster

Serological studies have shown that 10 times more Indians have had Covid than reported, and the death rate is 0.1%. So let’s not exaggerate, say experts.

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TTP is byproduct of Pakistan’s own policies. Attacking Afghanistan won’t solve crises at home

Pakistan aimed to convey a message to the West about its counterterrorism efforts and show China that it has control over the CPEC routes. However, both messages fell flat.

Karnataka, Telangana, TN, Maharashtra power 40% of services output, pan-India growth uneven—NITI Aayog

Report on India's services sector examines state-level dynamics, maps disparities and suggests ways to tap into the sector’s potential.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

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.