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Only 41.6% of babies are breastfed within an hour of birth in India: Unicef

A Unicef report says about 95% children in India were breastfed at some point in their early years

1 min read10 May 2018
Politics

Gorakhpur tragedy: Most children’s deaths not due to encephalitis, hospital records show

Of the first 30 children deaths on 10-11 August, only five were due to acute encephalitis syndrome or AES and one was due to hepatic encephalopathy

3 min read16 Aug 2017
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Police arrest 11 for trafficking babies in biscuit boxes

Police say that unmarried girls and women who visited a clinic near Kolkata for abortion were persuaded by staff to give birth and sell their babies

2 min read23 Nov 2016
Politics

Highest number of newborns die in India annually

Each year 5.5 mn babies enter and leave the world without being recorded and 1 in 3 newborns do not have a birth certificate by their first birthday

1 min read20 May 2014
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Million babies a year die within 24 hours: report

The under-five mortality rate in India has been more than halved since 1990, from 126 per 1,000 live births to 56.1, says the report

2 min read25 Feb 2014

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The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared

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