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 World Bank has approved a $500 million credit for the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (RWSS) project in four low income states -- UP, Bihar, Jharkhand and Assam. The project, directed towards improving piped water supply and sanitation services through decentralised delivery systems will be confined to the east …
The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to continue its construction ban in 17 green belts of the town, an official said on Sunday. "The cabinet last evening (Saturday) decided to continue with the ban on construction in the 17 green belts falling within the Shimla Municipal Corporation limits," a government …
The statistical year book being published by the Central Statistics Office for past several years is one of the vital instruments designed to meet the ever growing diversified range information requirement. The publication provides data sets, not only on the various facets of the economy of the country, but also …
The UNICEF has published the ‘State of the World's Children 2014 in Numbers: Every Child Counts,' with the theme of ‘Revealing disparities, advancing children's rights.' The report emphasizes the importance of credible, inclusive data about children's situations to realize children's rights, improve their lives and expose and address unequal access …
Gujarat's much-touted Chiranjeevi Yojana, launched in 2006 to reduce maternal and infant mortality rates in BPL households, has not had any significant impact, says a new study by Duke University. The programme, which subsidizes the cost of delivery at designated private sector hospitals, has not led to increased probability of …
BHOPAL: 28% of Madhya Pradesh's urban population lives in slum areas, says the Census 2011 data released by directorate of census, on Thursday. Data released by the directorate say that slum area has been identified in 303 towns out of the total 304 statutory towns, in which 28.34 % of …
One-eighth of India’s urban population lives in slums: NSSO Maharashtra accounts for 23 per cent of total slum population, followed by Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal Just under nine million households, or roughly one-eighth of India’s urban population, lives in a slum, according to data from the latest round of …
Department of Census and Statistics conducts Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) once in every five years. This survey provides information on Household Income and Expenditure to measure the levels and changes in living conditions of the people. Data collected from this survey is used to observe the consumption patterns …
THE slum areas of wards M-East and M-West under zone seven and wards T and S under zone six of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) have been identified as highly socio-economic vulnerable places, as part of a massive project to draw a flood risk map of Mumbai. The …
A Book of Charts on the NCT Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram. This "Book of Charts" on the "State of Cities and Towns", produced by ORF Urban Policy Research Initiative, paints a descriptive picture of the current state and developments in employment, education and public infrastructure provision, among …
Despite the implementation of a national prevention programme and state-of-the-art infrastructure for treatment, Maharashtra has witnessed an alarming rise in cases of cancer among women in the last four years. In fact, after Uttar Pradesh, the largest number of cases have been detected in the state A week ago, during …
The Health and Family Welfare Ministry has expressed concern over the Supreme Court order that gay sex is illegal, saying the ruling will prevent vulnerable communities from accessing health facilities for fear of discrimination and stigma. “We are concerned that this will discourage people from seeking health care, and consulting …
‘Indian Council of Medical Research to take up the project in seven States’ An Indian Council of Medical Research-sponsored health impact study will be taken up in seven States which use maximum pesticides for agriculture, according to Dr. V.M. Katoch, Secretary, Department of Health Research and Director-General, ICMR. Talking to …
Canberra : General Motors said on Wednesday it will stop making cars and engines in Australia by the end of 2017, with nearly 2,900 jobs to be lost, because of high production costs and competition. The decision could spell the end of car manufacturing in Australia as the industry will …
Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has said that the State government is confident of solving the concerns of the people of the State about the K. Kasturirangan committee report by convincing the Centre about the need for changing some of its “adverse” recommendations. Inaugurating a seminar to evaluate the report, organised …
GURGAON: Compared to last year, according to State AIDS Control Society, number of HIV cases in the district has seen a decline. In 2012, 195 people out to 20,000 were found to be HIV positive after subjected to blood test. The figure was alarming, which put the health department in …
The United Nations has supported India’s calls for change in World Trade Organisation rules to help secure right to food for developing countries without the threat of sanctions. The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter, has said that developing countries should be granted the freedom …
Achieving global food security is one of the major challenges of the coming decades. In order to tackle future food security challenges we must understand the past. This study presents a historical analysis of global food availability, one of the key elements of food security. By calculating national level dietary …
This Statistical Yearbook (SYB) Publication is the 31st edition. It is a comprehensive and systematic compendium of basic statistical information on the country’s socio-economic conditions. Beginning from 2013 onwards the Statistical Yearbook of Bhutan will have separate chapter on Environmental Statistics.
The 2013 edition of the Statistical Yearbook presents concise analyses highlighting major achievements and challenges for the 58 regional ESCAP member States and the five subregions in promoting economic prosperity, social inclusion and environmental sustainability. These analyses are supported with the most up-to-date and comparable data for over 300 indicators …
