BHUBANESWAR: Even as Orissa continues to struggle with high infant and maternal mortality rates, the latest evaluation report of the National Rural Health Mission has revealed the failures of the State health apparatus.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Managing Director General Rajat M Nag on Thursday said that the way India's growing, it is quite possible that by year 2020 it will become world's third largest economy. "In 2008, India ranked world's 12th largest economy at $1.2 trillion.
The Madhya Pradesh minister for health and family welfare, Anup Mishra admitted in the Assembly that the infant mortality rate was high in the state but at the same time pointed out that it is wrong to draw a conclusion on the basis of a sample survey.
In what can be considered good news in the field of child care in Assam, the State Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) has come down to 48 per thousand from the 65 per thousand in the year 2005.
NEW DELHI: Delhi Finance and Planning Minister A. K. Walia on Tuesday released the Delhi Statistical Handbook-2009 according to which there has been an increase of Rs.8,452 in per capita income in Delhi. It was Rs.70,238 in 2006-07 and Rs.78,690 in 2007-08 at current prices and much higher than the national figure of Rs.33,283.
Improved public transport in Delhi has stabilised the growth rate of two- wheelers in the national Capital. The Delhi Statistical Hand Book 2009 released by Finance Minister Dr Ashok Kumar Walia on Tuesday, clearly shows stabilised growth rate of two-wheelers
This report, which would jointly prepared by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, the Asian Development Bank and the UN Development Programme, illustrates the negative impacts of the global economic crisis on progress towards the Millennium Development Goals in the Asia-Pacific region and identifies opportunities for action showing how countries can better protect themse
