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As per the Millennium Development Goals India Country Report 2015, the proportion of underweight children below three years was estimated at 52 per cent in 1990. (Photo: Representational Image/PTI)

A women-centric' approach for gains in nutrition

On the one hand, there are states like Kerala and Goa which have a low burden of undernutrition.

27 Sept 2017 3:15 AM IST

Low performing states are Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Assam, Rajasthan, Odisha and Jammu and Kashmir (Photo: AFP)

Reduction in infant and maternal mortality rates in India

Cash assistance is also provided to BPL/SC/ST women of low and high performing states delivering in accredited private...

24 July 2018 4:45 PM IST

The baby was so small that it could fit in an adults cupped palms. (Photo: AFP)

World's tiniest baby boy born in Tokyo

Weighing 268 grams premature baby boy survives and now holds the record for the smallest new born boy.

27 Feb 2019 5:49 PM IST

Students and their guide with the prototype of low-cost, portable incubator.

Box of life

Four students of mechanical engineering have developed a low-cost, portable incubator that can save lives of newborns in...

11 May 2017 12:30 AM IST

Palghar district is especially affected with the social malaise of malnutrition.

Maharashtra: Malnutrition remains a cause for concern

From April 2016 to August 2016, Maharashtra registered 9,563 deaths of children, of which 7,868 were infants.

31 Dec 2016 5:20 AM IST

They are at greater risk of infant mortality, ADHD, asthma, lower test scores, lower schooling attainment and lower lifetime earnings. (Photo: Pixabay)

Babies born near industrial sites may face health problems

Infants born to mothers within three kilometres of a industrial site may be at an increased risk of asthma and early...

17 Dec 2017 1:08 PM IST

Govt said 21,985 child died in Maharashtra in 2015-16.

6,148 infants died due to malnutrition

6,380 children up to the age of six died of starvation between April 2016 and August 2016 in the state.

1 April 2017 3:15 AM IST