Vijdan Mohammad Kawoosa

In 2019, a person died by suicide every four minutes: NCRB data

One in every three of the 140,000 people who died of suicide in 2019 took the step due to family problems. Being ill, and substance abuse were the other major known causes (together accounting for 23%). Bankruptcy or indebtedness, unemployment and poverty led to at least 11,500 suicides, about 8.2% of all such fatalities.

Battle shifting as Covid-19 threat stalks rural India

The trend is very different from that seen in the initial months of the pandemic, when the cases were largely in the urban areas, especially the three metropolitan cities of Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai.

Questions remain over success of LPG scheme

The PMUY scheme was aimed at achieving a shift from polluting to cleaner methods of cooking. It has overshot its target of giving 80 million free LPG connections.

2,173 killed in air crashes since 1947

In terms of fatalities, 68% of 1,057 people who died in India between 1951 and 1980 died in accidents caused by pilot error, while 99% of 997 people who died between 1981 and 2010 died in accidents caused by pilot error.

Connectivity gets better but parts of India still logged out

The number of internet users in India has grown significantly in recent years, according to data compiled by the World Bank.

A year after Article 370, Kashmir valley voter turnout a big number to watch

The legislative assembly of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir had 87 members, 46 from the Kashmir valley, 37 from the Jammu region and four from Ladakh.

With limited public transit, traffic rises in unlocked Delhi

Delhi traffic police control room records show that from May 20 — when public transport and public movement resumed in the city after restrictions were eased — to August 5, at least 15 arterial stretches have seen an increase in vehicular traffic.

Outbreak may hit India’s poor enrolment numbers

India needs to be extra cautious in preventing its school enrolment rates from falling, particularly because many of those who stop going to school in the country do so because of financial reasons.

How will Covid-19 interact with India’s infection season?

According to the NSO report, the share of infections in reported ailments increases by 1.5 times between the June and September quarters.

92% deliveries in hospitals, every third child born through a c-section

At least nine of every 10 pregnant women now deliver a child in a hospital and thereby avail better health care facilities.

Birth, death registration rates at all-time high in ’18

More than 23.2 million births were registered in India in 2018 against an estimated 26 million live births which took place in the country – a registration rate of 89.3%.

Fall in hospitalisations in 2017-18 compared to 2014

The findings of the latest survey on the state of India’s health by the National Statistical Office shows that the number of Indians reporting ailments dropped by 2.1 percentage points in rural areas and 2.7 percentage points in urban areas between 2014 and 2017-18.

Is India really among the worst affected by Covid-19?

That’s a tough question. The simple answer would be: we don’t really know. For a detailed answer, read on.

Why Bihar lags in population control

To bring down fertility levels, state could learn how to encourage the use of modern contraceptives from UP

Police not trained enough in human rights, reveal surveys

According to the latest Crime in India report by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), 70 people died in police custody in 2018. Tamil Nadu recorded 12 of these deaths.

Mobility to recreational and retail places drops by 86%

Data from the report shows that the highest drop in people’s mobility among big states was seen in Delhi and Maharashtra, the two regions which saw the initial surge in Covid-19 cases.

130 districts identified as Covid-19 hotspots home to nearly 400 million

The Union health ministry removed 92 districts from the 170 it classified as Covid-19 hotspots on April 15 and added 52 new districts to the list, leaving 130 red zones in the total 733 districts in the country.

92 districts removed, 52 new ones added to red zone list; every third Indian lives in a red zone

Areas not affected by Covid-19 mostly in rural areas: Data

The government on April 15 classified 170 districts as Covid-19 hotspots -- those which have reported large outbreaks or multiple clusters of cases -- and 207 other districts as non-hotspot areas, those where only limited clusters of cases were reported.

Internet speeds fall to lowest in 2 years

The nationwide lockdown began in the last week of March while some states ordered closure of schools and a ban on public gatherings even before that, which led to people staying home

70% of Indian citizens abroad are in 6 W Asian nations, shows data

For now, stranded Indians around the world, including workers and students, have been asked to stay where they are.

Curbs on movement needed as travel hubs become Covid-19 hotspots

The government last week classified 170 districts, nearly a quarter of the country’s 731 districts, as Covid-19 hotspots. These include districts which have reported large outbreaks or multiple clusters of cases.

15 districts across 9 states report over 50% Covid-19 cases: Ministry data

Union health ministry data shows that five districts -Mumbai, Indore, Jaipur, Pune and Ahmedabad - account for a third of all the coronavirus cases in the country.

One-third of India lives in red zones, Tamil Nadu leads the list

On Wednesday, the Union health ministry declared 170 districts in 20 states and five Union Territories (UTs) as hot spots – areas where the numbers of Covid-19 infections are high.

Coronavirus in India: The importance of testing for Covid-19

Covid-19 in India: An analysis of death and testing rates across major Indian states indicates that states that test aggressively, will, over time, show lower fatality rates than others.

Covid-19 crisis: At 32 per million, India lagging far behind on testing

Worryingly, questions also remain about whether Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has set unrealistic standards for testing kits.

Covid-19 crisis: At 32 per million, India lags far behind on testing

Health officials in Kerala said that much more tests was a reason for the state, with population of 34.8 million, reporting highest number of Covid cases in the country.

Areas covering 90% of Indians are in Covid-19 lockdown

All districts in as many as 32 states and Union Territories (UTs) have completely shut down as of Tuesday afternoon, barring the delivery of essential services.

Covid-19: 90% of India’s population under lockdown as govt imposes stringent curbs

India has suspended domestic flights as well as passenger services of the railways till March 31 to check the spread of coronavirus disease Covid-19.

Coronavirus update: Are our multi-generational homes putting elders at greater risk?

Current global knowledge indicates that older population at greater risk of death and hospitalisation due to Covid-19. In India, a third of all households has a senior citizen and a young person.