Birth Rate is a crude measure of fertility of a population and is a crucial determinant of population growth. It gives the number of live births per thousand population in a given region and year. The Birth Rate at all India level has declined drastically over the last five decades …
The golden motifs and shimmering silk often eclipses the perennial risk of tuberculosis Varanasi silk weavers live with. Though considered highly vulnerable to TB, health officials do not have a clear idea of the extent of the problem. But these residents in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency will get …
Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday launched a scheme for girl child - 'Aapki Beti Humari Beti' - with an aim to combat the problem of declining child sex ratio in the state. The scheme was announced at a state-level function on the occasion of International Women's Day …
Combating criticism from Opposition parties on the Shanta Kumar committee’s recommendation that suggested cutting down the coverage of the Food Security Act to 40 per cent from the existing 67 per cent, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today specified that his government intended to stick with the coverage decided by the …
Rural-urban migration continues to attract much interest, but also growing concern. Migrants are often blamed for increasing urban poverty, but not all migrants are poor. In many cities, however, migrants form a large proportion of the urban poor with whom they share income and non-income disadvantages, including difficulties in finding …
There is no difference in the percentage of smokers among women in rural and urban areas (0.7 per cent each) in the State, but more men in rural areas (17.2 per cent) smoke as compared to their counterparts in urban areas (15 per cent). The percentage of men and women …
About a fortnight ago, when the nationwide tiger count was released, Sonoka Sarkar, 31, was trying to come to terms with her husband’s disappearance and death. Srinivas Sarkar, 40, was dragged away by an adult tiger while he was catching crabs. The body could not be recovered, and Sonoka became …
Nine of 10 people with diabetes believe their blood sugar is under control even though it's not, a survey conducted by the Association of Physicians of India (API) has found. The survey, the results of which were announced on Wednesday, involved 1,500 adults with diabetes, 302 caregivers and 60 doctors …
About 30 crore people still live in extreme poverty in India even as the Millennium Development Goal (MGD) programme will expire in December, a United Nations report has said. "Still nearly 300 million people live in extreme poverty in India and face deprivation in terms of access to basic services, …
Gone are the days when steady and gradual decrease in temperature used to show signs of perfect weather for snowfall on western Himalayas. Weather now changes its patterns so rapidly that snowfall sometime occurs few hours after the temperature was many notches above freezing point, claim scientists. Increasing human activities …
The carrying capacity of the Indian Sunderbans has been exceeded, and the increased population is exerting pressure on the fragile and richest ecosystem of the world, a World Bank report has said. “The population is growing and exerting even greater pressure on fragile and recovering natural systems. As a result …
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has released the Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2014. The annual Yearbook provides a statistical overview of the social, economic and environmental development processes in the region, to support comparative analysis of Latin American and Caribbean countries …
Himachal Pradesh has made great strides in reducing poverty and attaining best human development outcomes, but female child sex ratio, under-nutrition in children and an ageing population still remain issues of concern, says a new World Bank report. “One of the main achievements of Himachal was its success in raising …
Urbanization is transforming the developing world. However, understanding the pace, scale, and form of urbanization has been limited by a lack of consistent data. East Asia’s Changing Urban Landscape aims to address this problem by using satellite imagery and other data to measure urban expansion across the East Asia and …
The said there were 991 females to 1,000 males in Chhattisgarh. Sex ratio in Chhattisgarh is highest among all the states in the country with women taking lead to have a greater share. "It is a matter of pride and honour for the entire State that ratio of women to …
Launching the “Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao” scheme on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi denounced the practice of female foeticide, saying such discrimination reflects “mental illness” and displays a mindset “worse than people in the 18th century”. Modi also hit out at social mores, criticising the common belief that girls are …
Genomic approaches are revolutionizing the biomedical sciences, providing new ways in which to approach the development of therapeutic practices and the understanding of the causal bases of disease. So, too, do genomics approaches have the potential to transform the way in which ecological studies can be conducted by providing powerful …
Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi announced a Rs. 1-crore award on Tuesday for any innovative village attaining a balanced sex ratio. At the inaugural session of a national thematic workshop on woman and child development in Panipat, Ms. Gandhi urged the State governments and the district …
VICE PRESIDENT ADDRESSES AT 5TH FOUNDATION DAY AND 2ND CONVOCATION OF THE INSTITUTE OF LIVER AND BILIARY SCIENCES The Vice President of India Shri M. Hamid Ansari has said that affordability of health care is a serious problem for the vast majority of the population, especially in tertiary care. The …
During a visit to a young mother’s home in rural Shaanxi province in north-western China, Qin Shuhui, a family-planning worker, sets out a row of plastic cups on a bare concrete floor. They are playthings for the woman’s only child, a 27-month-old girl. Addressing the toddler by her nickname, Yingying, …
Calls for withdrawal of order issued by Environment Ministry The Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs says that there is no evidence that the process under the Forest Rights Act (FRA) delays projects, even as there is pressure from the Ministry of Environment to dilute the law and do away with …
