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Topic: Mortality rates

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.

India Covid-19 death rate lower than Italy, UK, but can’t play down virus impact: NIV chief

Dr Priya Abraham tells ThePrint the lockdown needs to be ‘obeyed 100%’ as partial implementation will defeat the purpose of checking a virus’ ability to spread.

On Camera

Ram temple Surya Tilak was spectacular but the puffery around ‘science behind it’ wasn’t

We need to give credit to our attention-starved scientists for their true achievements. Perhaps a good way to start would be to not mix science with religion.

CBDT signs record 125 Advance Pricing Agreements, 31% more than last year

The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.

Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi to take over as Chief of the Naval Staff

He has been the chief of personnel and the flag officer commanding-in-chief, Western Naval Command, in the rank of vice admiral.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.