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Fact Check: Viral post claiming death of 17 female docs in Karnataka bus crash is misleading  Fact Check: Viral post claiming death of 17 female docs in Karnataka bus crash is misleading  Social media users have claimed that as many as 17 female professors from JJM Medical College in Karnataka’s Davangere district who were on a trip to Goa died in a fatal bus mishap. advertisement UPDATED: January 18, 2021 18:40 IST A group of 17 former students of St Paul’s Convent in Davanagere, Karnata...

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will hold the examinations for Classes X and XII students in May-June, almost two months behind the usual schedule. According to a notification issued by the CBSE, the board exams for Classes X and XII will begin on May 4. Education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal said the exams would be over on June 10 and the results declared by July 15. The practical, project and internal assessment segments will be held from March 1 and can continue till the theory ...

NFHS-5 finds steep dip in sex ratio at birth, BMC contests the figures In contrast, the BMC’s birth registration data shows Mumbai city’s sex ratio at birth at 932 and Mumbai suburbs at 942 girls per 1,000 boys. Updated: December 24, 2020 10:02:15 am Questions have been raised about the massive disparity in the data obtained by NFHS and BMC. (Representational Image) The National Family Health Survey-5 has indicated a massive dip in the sex ratio at birt...

Maharashtra records decline in sex ratio at birth: NFHS-5 Prof Usha Ram at the department of public health and mortality studies, International Institute of Population Sciences, told The Indian Express that comparison of sex ratio at birth from CRS and NFHS would be incorrect as both have their own limitations December 18, 2020 1:01:55 am There are some districts that have shown a rise in sex ratio at birth. (Representational) THE NUMBER of children born in t...

According to Prof Ram, there is another equally important aspect that needs to be understood: women find it convenient to avoid experiencing strenuous long hours of labour pain since the C-section technology is easily available and affordable to most. “It is also important to note that the family size in India has reduced substantially and the couple can afford to spend for C-sections for one or two deliveries, unlike previous times, without fear of any medical complications in the subsequent...