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New Delhi: There has been a slight decline in the sex ratio in Delhi from 922 girls per 1000 boys in 2023 to 920 this year, states the annual report on Registration of Birth and Death in Delhi-2024. According to the report released by the Directorate of Economics and Statistics and the Office of Chief Registrar (Births and Deaths), along with the sex ratio, there has been a slight decrease in the birth rate while infant mortality rate and maternal mortality rate have shown positive signs. A total of 306459 births (52.06 percent boys, 47.91 percent girls) were registered in Delhi in 2024, which is less than the 315087 recorded the previous year. The average number of births per day decreased to 837 in 2024 from 863 last year. The death rate has risen from 6.16 per 1000 of population in 2023 to 6.37 this year, the report states. A total of 139480 deaths were reported in 2024 while in 2023 it was 132391. This means, the average number of deaths per day is 381. Among the deaths, 61.22 percent (85,391) were men, 38.75 percent (54,051) women and 0.03 percent (38) 'other', including transgenders.
Shillong, Feb 23 (UNI) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Monday presented the state budget for the financial year 2026-2027 with a fiscal deficit of Rs 2,672 crore, which is around 3.5 per cent of the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP). During the 2025-2026 budget estimates, the fiscal deficit was Rs 1,970 crore, and this year's deficit is increasing by Rs 702 crore. Presenting the budget for the year 2026-2027, Sangma, who holds the finance portfolio, informed the State Assembly that, excluding borrowings of Rs 5,379 Crore, the total receipts are estimated to be Rs 26,621 crore. S ...Read More >
MADURAI: Likening the custodial murder of Ajith Kumar in Tiruppuvanam to an 'organised crime by police where the state kills its own citizens,' Madras high court lambasted the Tamil Nadu police and said the action against the perpetrators should be more stringent than in normal murder cases.A division bench of Justice S M Subramaniam and Justice A D Maria Clete pointed to 44 external injuries on the person of Ajith Kumar and said no part of the body was spared by the delinquent cops. "Even an ordinary murderer would not have inflicted such kind of injuries," the bench said on Tuesday.The natur ...Read More >
Shillong, Sep 12 (PTI) Meghalaya CM Conrad K Sangma on Friday held a review meeting with health department officials to discuss the feasibility of upgrading existing primary health centres (PHCs) and establishing aspirational Neonatal Intensive Care Units and Special Newborn Care Units across government health facilities in the state. "These initiatives aim to enhance access to quality maternal, child, and overall public healthcare services," Sangma said, adding that the review was part of the government's effort to further improve health services, particularly in far-flung rural areas of the ...Read More >
Assam Assembly Election 2026: Real-time polling updates, voter turnout trends, and on-ground reports from across constituencies as voting unfolds live. As the Assam assembly elections 2026 enter the decisive polling phase on Thursday (April 9), a total of 2,50,54,463 electors will determine the fate of 722 candidates across 126 Assembly constituencies, bringing months of intense political campaigning to a close. The contest features 663 male and 59 female candidates, representing 27 political parties along with 258 independents, underlining the high stakes involved. The electorate shows near ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, J P Nadda, on Saturday addressed the 50th Annual Convocation Ceremony of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here, commending the institution's contribution to medical education, research and patient care. Congratulating the graduating batch, Nadda urged young doctors to "serve with empathy, uphold the highest standards of ethics and embrace innovation" to address the nation's evolving healthcare needs. Nadda highlighted the remarkable growth of India's medical sector over the past decade, noting that the country now boa ...Read More >
Kolkata: CM Mamata Banerjee on Monday hailed NITI Aayog's acknowledgement of "Bengal's exceptional achievements in various socio-economic parameters, particularly in employment generation". The CM said the state's annual unemployment rate of 2.2% for 2022-23 was significantly lower than the national average of 3.2%.Banerjee stated that the NITI Aayog report showed that Bengal had excelled in multiple domains, like literacy, life expectancy and quality of life. She said Bengal's literacy rate was 76.3%, more than the national average of 73% (as of 2011). "Even the education outcomes demonstrate ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: In a worrying trend, the sex ratio in the capital has declined to 920 females per 1,000 males in 2024 as compared to 922 in 2023, according to an annual report on Registration of Births and Deaths in Delhi brought out for the year 2024 by the Directorate of Economics and Statistics and the Office of Chief Registrar (Births & Deaths) of the Delhi government. Delhi's sex ratio is currently below the national average of 940 females per 1,000 males, as reported in the latest census. As per International practice, the sex ratio is worked out as the number of male births per 100 female b ...Read More >