-Hindustan Times The health index released by government think tank Niti Aayog said that Tamil Nadu and Telangana have emerged as the second and third best performers, respectively, on health parameters. Government think tank Niti Aayog on Monday released the fourth edition of its health index, which ranked states based on overall health performance. Kerala was ranked as the best performer on top, while Uttar Pradesh was the worst. The report was divided...
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Kerala tops NITI Aayog Health Index 4th time in a row, UP stays last despite improving most -Moushumi Das Gupta
-ThePrint.in Report ranks UP No.1 in ‘incremental performance’ between 2018-19 and 2019-20. Among UTs, Delhi and J&K also at the bottom of list, but leading in ‘incremental performance’. New Delhi: Kerala has emerged as the state with the best overall health performance for the fourth consecutive year, while India’s most populous state Uttar Pradesh is at the bottom of the list, according to federal think tank NITI Aayog’s fourth Health Index report...
More »West Bengal top among large states in Foundational Literacy Index and Numeracy
-The Telegraph The index includes 5 pillars comprising 41 indicators on the basis of which the states have been ranked for literacy among children. * The Index is aimed at understanding the overall state of foundational learning across children aged below 10 years in India * Chief minister Mamata Banerjee congratulates all teachers, guardians and members of the education department West Bengal has topped the ‘large states’ category in the Index on Foundational Literacy...
More »Kerala and Tamil Nadu bucked the trend of falling Total Fertility Rate, indicates the latest NFHS data
After the release of the second phase data of the National Family Health Survey Fifth Round (NFHS-5), media commentators and experts have written that the Total Fertility Rate (TFR) for India has gone down just below the replacement-level fertility. The TFR for the entire nation was 2.2 in 2015-16, which decreased to 2.0 in 2019-21. According to the United Nations, the replacement-level fertility is reached when the TFR of a...
More »Did poor government handling in Kerala cause 2018 floods? Yes, says CAG -KA Shaji
-Down to Earth From floodplain identification to flood hazard map to availability of rain gauges, CAG report points out shortcomings in Kerala’s flood response Could poor response on part of the Kerala government have caused the massive floods of 2018 in the state? A recent report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has pointed at severe lapses on the part of the government in planning, capacity building, flood forecasting and dam...
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