Explainer: What do the Government guidelines say about issuing death certificates with cause as COVID-19?
In response to a petition filed in the Supreme Court, the government recently framed guidelines…
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Data: Amount of Life Insurance Claims due to death increase by 36% in the first three quarters of 2020-21
There are a lot of questions around the accuracy of COVID-19 case and death data…
Data: Death Registration rate increased in 2018 but issues with medical certification of deaths continue
The latest 2018 report of the ‘Civil Registration System’ and ‘Medically Certified Deaths’ indicate that…
Data: Where are we on Maternal & Child Mortality indicators?
Over many years, India has made considerable progress on many of the maternal & child…
Data: 340 deaths of Manual Scavengers in Sewers & Septic tanks between 2016 & 2020
Manual scavenging has been a scourge of the Indian society for decades. Despite legislative efforts,…
Number of Fire Accidents in the country reduced over time, Deaths still above 10,000 a year
The fire accident at Serum Institute of India caught the media & public attention as…
Data: NFHS-5 reveals the growing risk of Lifestyle diseases in India
The Phase-1 findings of the 5th edition of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) were…
Data: Flood Forecast accuracy has decreased while the number of forecasts has increased
Accurate forecasts play an important role in mitigating the losses caused by floods. Government data…
Data: More than 80% of the Suicides due to Drug abuse/Alcohol addiction are outside the Mega Cities
The alleged suicide of Sushant Singh Rajput has put the spotlight back on drug abuse.…
Data: Between 1990 & 2019, more than 64000 lives were lost due to Lightning
Close to 5 lakh lives were lost in India between 1990 & 2019 due to…
