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New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) India’s sex ratio at birth has increased at the all-India level, indicating improved survival of females reaching from 904 in 2017-19 to 917 in 2021-23, the government said on Wednesday.The government released the “Women and Men in India 2025: Selected Indicators and Data” publication in Bhubaneswar, Odisha to provide gender-disaggregated data across a wide range of themes to “enable a deeper understanding of evolving gender disparities and development trends,” an …

Lucknow, March 22 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday distributed appointment letters to 1,228 newly selected nursing officers, highlighting the state government’s resolve to strengthen the healthcare system and also its commitment to “give wings’ to the dreams of thousands of medical aspirants.Interestingly, a whopping 1,097 nursing officers out of 1,228 are women, and the remaining 131 are male.Addressing the gathering after handing over appointment letters, the…

Guwahati, Feb 27 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said that the state government has taken another major step towards strengthening maternal and child healthcare with the inauguration of a dedicated Mother and Child Hospital at the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH). In a post on social media platform X, the Chief Minister said the newly inaugurated facility will provide better and affordable healthcare services to women and newborns, and is part of the governme…