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One Out of Two Women Anaemic, One in Four Underweight In Rural India
As many as 54% women between 15-49 years in rural India are anaemic and 27% are underweight, latest health data show. The good news: There has been a 13.9 percentage point reduction in underweight...
View ArticleUrea Imports Budget For 2017-18 Could Match Govt’s Loan From Japan For Infra...
The government allocation for urea imports in 2017-18 could match the funds it borrowed (Rs 14,251 crore or $2.2 billion) from Japan in 2016-17 for infrastructure projects. Nitrogen-based urea...
View ArticleThermal Sources Account For 67% Of India’s Installed Power Capacity, 0.5...
As of July 2017, thermal energy installations to produce electricity accounted for 67% of India’s installed energy capacity–0.5 percentage-points higher than five years ago–while non-fossil fuel based...
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In 2016, 19% Of Crimes Reported Against Women Ended In Convictions
In 2016, 19% of crimes reported against women in India ended in convictions, according to the provisional National Crime Records Bureau data released in the Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament). This...
View ArticleRich Households Travelled For Education, Poor Households For Social Reasons...
Most of the overnight trips (in the last 30 days) in rural areas were completed by rich households (monthly per capita income of Rs 1,800 and above) during 2014-15, according to this report on domestic...
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Rajasthan Reported Highest Share Of Economic Crimes In The Country In 2015
India reported 150,000 economic crimes, including criminal breach of trust, cheating, forgery, and counterfeiting in 2015,according to data from the National Crime Records Bureau. Rajasthan reported...
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In 6 Years To 2016, India Reported 60% More Outbreaks Of Epidemic-Prone Diseases
Between 2011 and 2016, outbreaks of epidemic-prone diseases India reported and responded to rose by 60%, according to a reply to the Lok Sabha (lower house of parliament) by minister of state for...
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India’s Fastest Reduction In Proportion Of Stunted Children In Chhattisgarh
The eastern state of Chhattisgarh had the highest reduction of stunting, that is low height for weight, among children under the age of five to 37.6%, according to the latest national health data, the...
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India Will Continue To Have The Worst Sex Ratio In South Asia In 2050
India’s sex ratio at birth, skewed in favour of males, will remain the worst in South Asia in 2050, according to estimates from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Between...
View Article62% Of Indian Children Fully Immunised In 2015-16. Target For 2030: 100%
Full immunisation coverage in India has improved at a slow pace from 35.4%(1992-93) to 42%(1998-99) to 43.5% (2005-06). By 2015-16 (the latest year for which data are available), full immunisation...
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