A Unicef report says about 95% children in India were breastfed at some point in their early years
1 min read10 May 2018Of 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 2017Police 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 2016Each 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 2014The 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 2014The 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