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About 30% of PHCs and 5% of CHCs in the country do not offer any basic delivery and newborn care, said the study.

Primary health centres fail to meet national standards for basic newborn care: study

2 min read . 06 Jun 2018

Modicare aims to provide free health insurance of Rs5 lakh per family to nearly 40% of the population—that is, more than 100 million poor and vulnerable families in India. Photo: HT

Modicare faces challenges in reaching out to urban poor

2 min read . 16 Apr 2018

Rahul Gandhi. Congress’s urban outreach is being spearheaded by All India Unorganized Workers’ Congress (AIUWC), a new wing of the party launched in August last year. Photo: PTI

Eye on Elections 2019, Congress to target the poor in urban areas

2 min read . 02 Apr 2018

Chief Minister’s 1 Lakh Bengaluru Housing Scheme for urban poor is part of the Congress government’s budgetary assurance to provide a total of 700,000 homes across the state. Photo: AP

Siddaramaiah’s new poll sop: 1 lakh homes for urban poor

2 min read . 26 Oct 2017

Half of the region’s population live in cities and rapid urbanisation has helped lift 655 million people out of poverty, the World Bank report said. Photo: Bloomberg

Urban inequality a growing risk in Asia: World Bank

1 min read . 03 Oct 2017

A file photo of Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint

Will Indira Canteen give Siddaramaiah a boost in next year’s elections?

2 min read . 18 Sep 2017

A file photo of Union minister for urban development M. Venkaiah Naidu. Photo: PTI

20 lakh houses for urban poor approved under PM Awas Yojna: Venkaiah Naidu

1 min read . 19 Jun 2017

The rural consumer seek control, and products that give them a sense of power and control such as mobile phones and bikes are popular. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint

Rural consumers are not urban’s poorer cousins

4 min read . 18 May 2017

A file photo. MCD workers shout slogans while piling up garbage near deputy chief minister Manish Siosodia’s office during a protest over their demands in east Delhi. Photo: PTI

Cities are the starved engines of India’s growth

3 min read . 07 Mar 2017

Urban problems

1 min read . 02 Mar 2017