Odisha govt extends Caesarean Section Audit to private hospitals

Apr 28, 2023

In a major step towards maternal and child health care, the Odisha government on Friday expanded the Caesarean Section (C-Section) Audit of delivery cases...

COVID-19 positive patient delivers baby via C-section in Agra

Apr 30, 2020

Agra (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 30 : A woman who tested positive for COVID-19 delivered a baby, said Agra District Magistrate Prabhu N Singh...

IIT Madras study finds uptick in number of C-sections across India between 2016 and 2021

Apr 01, 2024

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) researchers have discovered a sharp uptick in the number of caesarean section (C-section) deliveries that took...

Karnataka govt to form panel to check unnecessary C-section deliveries in govt hospitals: Health Minister

Nov 17, 2022

"C-section deliveries should generally remain within 20-40 per cent of the total deliveries. The C-section should not be recommended in cases where normal delivery...

Muslim woman charged of blasphemy sentenced to death in Pakistan

Sep 29, 2021

Lahore [Pakistan], September 29 : A Pakistani sessions court passed on a verdict of death penalty to a Muslim woman of blasphemy under the...

Plea in Delhi HC against DoE circular denying re-imbursement for students admitted offline

Dec 13, 2022

The plea stated that the impugned circular is at the teeth of Section 12(2) of the Right of Children to free and compulsory Education...