Female health workers are the primary drivers of maternal health initiatives, but male health workers (MHWs) could complement their services...

India must double antenatal visits by health workers to pregnant women to reduce the risk of stillbirths and pregnancy complications, according to a...

It takes an average of 261 days for a Parliamentary law to come into force, according to a report by Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, a think-tank.The...

There was a 24 per cent rise in rural women accessing public healthcare between 2004 and 2014, according to a new report by Brookings India, a think...

Is India doing enough to detect fake notes, cited by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a significant reason for withdrawing 86 percent of India's...

The death of every other newborn in India can be traced to either low birth weight (LBW) or premature delivery -- a reflection of poor maternal health...

Internet shutdowns cost India $968 million (Rs 6,485 crore) in 2015-16, the largest loss among 19 countries surveyed and the result of 22 shutdowns,...

The government has estimated that by the year 2020, India will need 1.5 billion tonnes of coal. But an IndiaSpend analysis of a recent report by...

With a wound that refuses to heal on her shoulder, nine-month-old Ruksana lives with her parents - and hundreds of others patients from across India -...

Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Bihar are the worst states for women, an IndiaSpend analysis of social indicators and demographic data of Indian states...

India is set to lose 3.6 percent of annual daylight work hours by 2025 due to rising temperatures, reveals an IndiaSpend analysis of data in a new...

Richa Dubey’s profession - running an online retail business that connects artisans with consumers - may not appear unusual for a modern Indian woman,...