In a huge step towards boosting the availability of human resources for the health sector, the ministry in 2019 initiated the process of co...

Female infants experienced higher mortality rates than male infants in all states except Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu an...

However, among India's states, great disparities remained: The highest mortality rate in Assam was more than seven times that in Goa.

An expert committee said the conditions of the deceased new born were very critical and most of the mothers also had pregnancy-related comp...

Two schemes were named after Deendayal Upadhyaya, who at the age of 51 became president of Bharatiya Jana Sangh in December 29, 1967.

The home ministry said that it would be applicable for the residents of all states except J&K, Assam and Meghalaya, for which a date would ...

In 2014, India averted 1.26 lakh more deaths among children under-five years of age, according to data which are part of sample registratio...

"At this current rate of decline it seems it will be difficult for India to reach the target of less than 39 per 1,000 live births by the e...

Goa and Kerala seem to be the best place to be born in India, while Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha are the worst.

UNICEF on Thursday released a report on 'The State of The World's Children 2009' here highlighting the need and care of maternal and newbor...