Haryana's infant mortality rate falls to 24 deaths per 1,000 live births, matches national averageHaryana's infant mortality rate has dropped to 24 deaths per 1,000 live births, reaching the national average. This significant achievement...
06 Jun, 2026, 08.08 PM IST
US job growth likely slowed in May, labor market seen stable despite oil shockAmerica's job growth is expected to slow in May after strong previous months. The labor market remains stable. Economists believe the Middl...
05 Jun, 2026, 09.49 AM IST
Is India winning the wrong battle on infant mortality?India's infant mortality rate has significantly dropped to 24 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024. This progress is largely due to a surge...
02 Jun, 2026, 04.16 PM IST
New NPS withdrawal plan: Retirement Income Scheme offers an orderly exit, but no return guaranteeThe Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has introduced the Retirement Income Scheme (RIS) under NPS, allowing retiree...
01 Jun, 2026, 06.30 AM IST
Old shopping funnel is gone: Gen Z is rewriting rules of retailGen Z is rapidly reshaping India’s online retail market, forcing brands and platforms to rethink traditional marketing strategies. Nearly h...
18 May, 2026, 02.31 PM IST
Quote of the Day by Friedrich Nietzsche: 'It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that...'Friedrich Nietzsche brilliantly pointed out that the foundation of enduring marriages lies in friendship. Many troubled relationships falte...
13 May, 2026, 05.45 PM IST
US job growth beats expectations in April; unemployment rate steady at 4.3%America's employers added 115,000 jobs in April, exceeding forecasts despite the Iran war's disruption of global oil supplies and surging g...
08 May, 2026, 06.25 PM IST
Over 9,000 deaths due to respiratory diseases in Delhi, overall mortality rate goes upDelhi saw an increase in respiratory disease deaths in 2024. Circulatory ailments led to the most fatalities, surpassing infectious disease...
15 Jan, 2026, 08.49 PM IST
India's infant mortality rate touches low of 25, down from 40 in 2013India's infant mortality rate (IMR) has reached a historic low of 25, marking a 37.5% drop since 2013, according to the Registrar General o...
04 Sep, 2025, 03.09 PM IST
India close to achieving universal civil registration goalThe report said a higher birth registration rate was seen compared to deaths as 81% births were institutional against 34.5% deaths, with th...
30 Jun, 2021, 04.30 PM IST
Survey shows sex ratio falling further to 896 in 3 years to 2017The skewed sex ratio had plunged further to 896 for the three years from 2015-17 from 898 in 2014-2016.
15 Jul, 2019, 08.28 AM IST
India had world's highest child mortality rate in 2015: Lancet studyHowever, among India's states, great disparities remained: The highest mortality rate in Assam was more than seven times that in Goa.
15 May, 2019, 12.17 PM IST
India's child mortality rate 48 deaths per 1000 live birthsAccording to World Bank data of 2015, country's under-five child mortality rate is 48 deaths per 1000 live births. Afghanistan has the high...
25 Feb, 2016, 04.59 PM IST
More people in Europe dying than being born: studyMore people in Europe are dying than being born, according to a new study that found, in contrast, births exceed deaths by significant marg...
18 Jan, 2016, 01.23 PM IST
Marginal dip in infant mortality, birth rate in DelhiThe birth rate as well as the infant mortality rate in the national capital have witnessed a marginal dip as against last year, Deputy Chie...
27 Aug, 2015, 10.20 PM IST
Infant mortality rate highest in Delhi last year: government dataDespite having the best healthcare facilities, infant mortality rate was the highest last year in Delhi compared to previous five years, go...
12 Sep, 2013, 09.29 PM IST
- Kerala’s declining birth and death rates creating imbalance; state has more females than males
The demographic reality of the district lies in the less noticeable signposts: A string of hospitals, plentiful medical shops and a number ...
24 Sep, 2010, 04.40 AM IST