-Outlook A visit to Bundelkhand reveals a chilling state of affairs—one wrought in equal amount by nature, state negligence and policy failure Her answer still rings in my ears. “Bhaiyya, saawan ke mahine me ek paav daal laye thhe” (Brother, we last bought 250 grams of dal during the rains). I had asked her when was the last time she cooked dal for her family. This was village Mastapur in Tikamgarh...
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In Karnataka, file a chargesheet online -KM Rakesh
-The Telegraph Bangalore: Two Karnataka districts have shown the way forward by e-filing chargesheets through a dedicated network that automatically routes the documents to the respective courts in tamper-proof form. The pilot project that started in 2014 has thrown up new possibilities in the way the judiciary and police function, with thousands of chargesheets having been e-filed from Mysore and Mandya. The state now plans to take the change to other districts. Around...
More »40% women own or have share in joint property: Survey
-PTI NEW DELHI: In a sign of growing woman empowerment, a health ministry survey has found more than 40 per cent of women in 15 states and Union Territories reviewed either owned or had a share in joint property. The first phase of National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4), 2015-16 held in 15 states and UTs has shown progressive indicators of woman empowerment, besides providing information on population, health and nutrition. "Some new components...
More »NFHS-4 Shows Kids and Moms Bit Healthier Now
-The New Indian Express NEW DELHI: According to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4), 2015-16, the states of Telangana, Tripura, Uttarakhand, West Bengal and the Union Territories of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Puducherry show promising improvements in maternal and child health and nutrition. The first phase of the survey covered 13 states and two Union Territories. All the 15 have rates below 51 deaths per 1,000 live births. Infant mortality rates...
More »Less Indians using tobacco, rise in drinkers in south Indian states: NFHS-4 -Nikita Mehta
-Livemint.com States, including Bihar, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Uttarakahand and West Bengal, saw a fall in percentage of men consuming alcohol New Delhi: Tobacco use across all the states have dropped in the past 10 years but alcohol consumption in south Indian states along with Sikkim and Tripura in the northeast have increased, according to the initial findings of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) released on Tuesday. Increase in alcohol consumption...
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