How Aadhaar is making it harder for Indian women to access their maternity benefits

Women have to produce their own Aadhaar number as well as that of the father of the child.

Reetika Khera

· Dec 07, 2019 · 06:30 am

Indian states are failing to help mothers – and UP is the worst

Pregnant and nursing women in rural India have poor health, lack nutritious food, get little rest and are not getting the benefits of a new government scheme.

Aarefa Johari

· Nov 21, 2019 · 09:00 am

In charts: Eggs could help reduce India’s chronic child malnutrition, a new survey shows

The survey provides malnutrition data on school-going children for the first time.

Nithya Subramanian

· Nov 02, 2019 · 09:00 am

Gorakhpur child deaths: Probe absolves Dr Kafeel Khan of all charges, praises him for saving lives

The state government, however, is yet to acknowledge the report and Chief Minister Adityanath still blames Khan.

Shoaib Daniyal

· Sep 27, 2019 · 09:30 pm

To achieve universal healthcare, countries need to strengthen their public sector

Globally there is enough evidence to show that countries with a strong public sector have more successful health systems and better outcomes.

Sulakshana Nandi

· Sep 25, 2019 · 02:30 pm

Tamil Nadu’s sex ratio mystery: Why is the number of female babies dropping in some districts?

Suspecting sex selective abortions, the state had launched a crackdown on ultrasound clinics.

S Senthalir

· Aug 16, 2019 · 09:00 am

The X factor: Teenage pregnancies are large silent contributors to childhood malnutrition in India

An IFPRI study shows that India needs to look beyond the challenge of providing food to tackle the challenge of malnutrition.

Nayantara Narayanan

· Jul 10, 2019 · 06:30 am

As diabetes spreads among India’s urban poor, it could be pushing them over the edge

The recent homicide and attempted suicide by a man in Delhi’s Mehrauli are a reminder of how lifestyle diseases are no longer an affliction of the rich.

Aarefa Johari

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Vijayta Lalwani

· Jul 07, 2019 · 09:00 am

Child rights body asks Johnson & Johnson to withdraw baby shampoo containing ‘harmful chemicals’

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights asked the pharmaceutical company to submit a compliance report by Wednesday or face action.

Scroll Staff

· May 29, 2019 · 05:27 pm

Mumbai Adivasi doctor’s suicide highlights extreme casteism in India’s medical colleges

Payal Tadvi, who belonged to the Bhil community, killed herself after allegedly being harassed by three upper-caste colleagues.

Nayantara Narayanan

· May 29, 2019 · 10:14 am

Medical student’s suicide: Mumbai Police arrest one of the three accused doctors, say reports

Bhakti Mehere was detained earlier in the day for questioning. She and two others – Hema Ahuja and Ankita Khandelwal – have sought anticipatory bail.

Scroll Staff

· May 28, 2019 · 05:43 pm

Medical student’s suicide: Two health networks demand action in the ‘institutional murder’

The Jan Swasthya Abhiyan and Medico Friend Circle said a major public inquiry should be conducted in various medical colleges to examine casteism.

Scroll Staff

· May 28, 2019 · 05:43 pm