19-year-old dies in Madurai after weight loss attempt goes wrong

A second-year college student died after allegedly consuming borax (venkaaram) in an attempt to reduce her body...

Weight Management Crisis in India: NFHS Survey Statistics

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], January 17: India is facing a fast-evolving weight-management challenge that is no...

CBSE Director writes to all school heads to establish 'Oil boards

The Central Board of School Education (CBSE) Director on Tuesday wrote a letter to all the Heads of Schools...

Odisha aligns with national goal to eliminate Measles-Rubella

The launch was held at the Directorate of Public Health as part of the celebrations for World Immunisation Week...

Economist Sanjeev Sanyal condemns USAID’s role in NFHS

Sanjeev Sanyal, economist and member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, raised concerns...

India achieved a Total Fertility Rate of 2.0: Union MoS Anupriya

India has achieved a Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 2.0 as per National Family Health Survey-5 (NFHS-5) (2019-21),...

"Erroneous": Health Ministry on excess mortality in 2020

The Ministry said that the study is erroneous and the methodology followed by the authors has critical flaws; the...

Vibhas Sen, Jhatkaa.org come together for inclusion of disability

New Delhi [India], June 28: Paralympic fencer and disability rights activist, Vibhas Sen, has joined forces with...

NFHS-6 to provide snapshot of India's Health

n a remarkable endeavour to assess the nation's demographic and health landscape, India is preparing for the sixth...

Assam govt considers NFH survey for drive against child marriage

Considering a surge in cases of child marriage (below the age of 18 years) of Assam women as reported by the...

K'taka: Congress' DK Shivakumar raises concerns over NFHS data

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 20 (ANI): Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar has raised concerns over the...

Is it OK for wife to refuse sex if she's tired? See what men say

New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): At a time when the debate over the criminalisation of marital rape is still hot,...