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In A Sylvan Valley, One Woman Reveals, Changes Lives Obscured By...
As panchayat president for Sittilinghi in Dharmapuri district, 39-year-old Tenmozhi built a Rs 30-crore bridge (in...
Illiterate, Married at 11, Mother At 12: Panchayat President Now Changes Fates
Sidhamallamma Kanchappa, 32, a tribal panchayat president of the Padiganalm village, in Krishnagiri district, had her...
Krishnaveni’s Story And The Era Of Women Panchayat Presidents
P Krishnaveni, the Dalit former president of the Thalaiyuthu panchayat, in Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, lost...
Kerala = New Zealand; Many States Worse Than African Nations in Infant, Under-5 Mortality
India's 16-point reduction in its infant mortality rate (IMR) over a decade to 2015 is revealing wide variation...
Indian Children Healthier Than Ever, But Other Nations Doing Better: Latest Data
India’s infant mortality rate (IMR) reduced by 16 points over the last ten years--41 children below the age of one died...
Rs 10,290 Cr Boost For Health Hides Funding Cuts For Key Programmes
Despite a Rs 10,290-crore increase in health funding for 2017-18, an investigation of the central government’s health...
Led By Wealthy Urban Women, Caesarean Sections Rise In India
Over 21 years to 2014, the richest quintile--top 20% of the population by income​--undergoing caesarean section...
#Elections2017: New Worries Creep Into Seemingly Healthy Goa
Patients queue up at the registration desk of the out-patient department at the Goa Medical College & Hospital. In Goa,...
