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 …
Proportion of children underweight fell from 45.1 % in 2005-06 to 30.1 % in 2013-14 The proportion of underweight children in India might have declined from 45.1 per cent in 2005-06 to a historic low of 30.7 per cent last year, new provisional data from a survey conducted by the …
The latest Global Hunger Index report has revealed that the number of hungry people has declined in India with its score improving to 55th position in 2014 due to progress made in addressing underweight in children. Interestingly, India has performed better than its south Asian neighbours Pakistan (57) and Bangladesh …
The government on Thursday deferred the country-wide rollout of the National Food Security Act, 2013, by another six months, to the first week of April 2015, because of states’ inability to create requisite infrastructure and identify beneficiaries. This is the second time the government has deferred the pan-India roll-out of …
World Bank-IMF study for 2011, however, says the pace of reduction in absolute poverty has been substantial; report stresses skills training for youth as key India was home to about a third of the world's poor in 2011, according to a progress report on various social indicators from the World …
PANAJI: The directorate of health services has succeeded in controlling spread of malaria to some extent, but the mosquitoes are still a threat with as many as 121 cases of dengue reported till August this year. Recorded over eight months, this figure is comparatively lesser than last year's 198 cases, …
About 3,000 species of wildlife around the world have seen their numbers plummet far worse than previously thought, according to a new study. The study from the Swiss-based WWF largely blamed human threats to nature for a 52 percent decline in wildlife populations between 1970 and 2010. It says improved …
The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has sought 250 acres from the state to create a solid waste disposal facility which will serve the city till 2041.Speaking to TOI, Sanjay Kulkarni, executive engineer, said the demand was been with the district collector since last year. Kulkarni said, “ A letter …
At least 150 villages with a population of nearly 2.55 lakh people have been hit hard by floods in Bandipore, Baramulla and Kupwara districts of north Kashmir. While three persons have died in Kupwara, over 55,000 have been evacuated from these three districts. In the worst-affected Bandipore district, over two …
With the Andhra Pradesh government announcing its capital city, all eyes are now on the Vijayawada, Guntur, Tenali and Mangalagiri (VGTM) region. Singapore builders are thronging the area to forge tie-ups with local firms to erect pre-cast green buildings for fast-paced development. Some firms have given presentations to a select …
Early detection can lead to the modification of underlying unhealthy behaviours such as inappropriate diet, inadequate physical activity, tobacco and alcohol use. Hence, an initiative has been taken by the state Health Department where health institutions having low client load (OPD) will conduct community screening and preventive health check-up camps …
Some three billion people — a third of the world's population — are exposed to “toxic amounts” of pollution produced when households burn plant material, animal dung and coal for cooking, lighting and heating. As a result, these individuals are at a greater risk of respiratory diseases and an early …
Nearly 10.25 lakh people in the state suffer from chronic illness like diabetes, hypertension, asthma and arthritis, as per the latest Annual Health Survey (AHS), 2012-13. Over 4,000 people per one lakh population in Chhattisgarh have symptoms of these chronic illnesses with those in urban areas figuring higher on the …
According to the study, in some parts of India pollution levels are more than three times higher than a typical London street A new study published in the Lancet revealing that household air pollution, caused by the use of plant-based or coal fuel for cooking, heating and lighting, is putting …
Unless current eating habits, especially the Western style high meat diet, are changed the world will move towards ever increasing greenhouse gas emissions, says a new study. By 2050, food production alone will reach, if not exceed, the global targets for total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, if business as usual …
KATHMANDU: Nepal’s population has risen to 27.1 million with 17 per cent of total countrymen living in urban areas. The population is projected to reach 35.2 million by middle of the century, according to a major study. “Nepal’s 27,140,000 population is predicted to rise to 31.7 million by mid 2030 …
A third of the poorest urban population had exclusive supply of drinking water in 2012 against 28.5% in 2008-09 Accessibility to potable water improved for the poor in the country between 2009 and 2012, particularly in rural areas, said a National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) report. Around 27 per cent …
People with an annual income of more than Rs 5 lakh will not be entitled to the benefits of the food security scheme in Uttarakhand, a senior government official said here. "Chief Minister Harish Rawat has categorically told us to remove all those people who have annual income of more …
Part of the UK's problem with flooding is self-imposed, new research suggests. The study says the number of reported major flood events has increased, but in parallel with population growth and a boom in building in vulnerable areas. It says it is unclear if climate change is implicated in recent …
The NDA Government has plans to lay down water supply pipes from large dams to over 1,000 over-stressed blocks across the country, a first of its kind move that would ensure regular water availability to these water starved regions. The Union Ministry of Water and Sanitation has asked the States …
Have you ever wondered why infant mortality rate (IMR) and maternal mortality rate (MMR) are going down so slowly in India? Part of the answer can be found in a recent survey report put out by the Census office. The eight most-poor states surveyed are home to half the country's …
