E-PaperNewborns News
Scientists to develop antibiotics for drug-resistant bacterial infections in newborns
A joint study by ICMR and GARDP will generate an evidence base on how neonatal sepsis is managed, which can then be used as a basis for evaluating future interventions in neonates
2 min read5 Jul 2018Only 41.6% of babies are breastfed within an hour of birth in India: Unicef
A Unicef report says about 95% children in India were breastfed at some point in their early years
1 min read10 May 2018What does it take to save a newborn’s life?
Although India is undeniably on a path toward economic prosperity, losing millions of children every year to preventable deaths undermines this progress
4 min read27 Apr 2018Monitor deaths of all newborns: health ministry to states
The Union health ministry has also directed the states to carry out 100% maternal death audit to understand the causes behind maternal deaths
2 min read22 Aug 20173 infants die of alleged disruption in oxygen supply in Raipur hospital, probe ordered
After Gorakhpur hospital tragedy, three newborns died on Sunday allegedly because of a disruption in oxygen supply at Raipur's Dr BR Ambedkar Memorial Hospital
1 min read21 Aug 2017Mandatory screening for zika among newborns yet to start in India
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said six months ago that it will initiate zika testing in pregnant women and children
1 min read7 Aug 2017Health ministry releases guidelines aimed at improving newborn health
Under the health ministry's guidelines parent-attendants will be trained in newborn care through a structured programme
1 min read29 Jul 2017Govt launches low-cost screening device to detect congenital hearing loss in newborns
The portable hearing screening device, Sohum, measures auditory brain waves via three electrodes placed on the baby's head
1 min read18 Jul 2017China says its gender imbalance ‘most serious’ in the world
Govt is facing growing calls to scrap all family planning restrictions, which many scholars say faces a demographic crisis
1 min read21 Jan 2015Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared