India's total fertility rate declines from 2.2 to 2.0: National Family Health Survey

May 06, 2022

New Delhi [India], May 6 : The report of the fifth round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) revealed that the total fertility...

Family health survey, cabinet meeting, 'crackdown'; Assam govt's efforts against child marriages

Feb 04, 2023

Considering a surge in cases of child marriage (below the age of 18 years) of Assam women as reported by the National Report of...

India has more women than men, first time on record

Nov 25, 2021

New Delhi [India], November 25 : the first time since the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) began in 1992, India has more women than...

Karnataka: Congress' DK Shivakumar raises concerns over NFHS data on stunted children in state

May 20, 2022

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 20 : Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar has raised concerns over the data released by the National Family Health Survey-5...

National Family Health Survey: India's population stabilising as total fertility rate declines across states

Dec 15, 2020

New Delhi [India], December 15 : Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, on Tuesday, released the factsheets of key indicators...

NeoLacta PHBM powder: A new innovation in human milk nutrition for babies

Dec 23, 2021

New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI/PNN): The National Family Health Survey (NFHS) data indicates that only 54.9 per cent of children are exclusively breastfed,...