BHUBANESWAR: Odisha has witnessed a significant rise in obesity and high blood sugar among adults, with the burden increasingly concentrated in urban areas, acc ...

Exclusive breastfeeding among Indian infants under six months has significantly declined, dropping from 63.7% to 55.8% ...

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha has recorded significant gains across multiple indicators in women empowerment, the NFHS-6 report has revealed.The percentage of women, aged ...

NFHS-6 reveals only 15.3% of children 6-23 months receive adequate diets, with declining exclusive breastfeeding rates raising concerns.

NFHS-6 reveals rising diabetes and obesity rates in southern India, highlighting Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu as ...

NFHS-6 data reveal a sharp rise in obesity and diabetes across Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Telangana, highlighting a major shift from undernutrition to chronic lifestyle diseases.

The NFHS-6 survey shows a decline in the use of modern contraceptive methods among married women in India and a rise in traditional family planning methods. Experts have expressed concern, warning tha ...

New Delhi, The use of family planning methods among currently married women aged 15-49 declined in Delhi between 2019-21 and 2023-24, while the unmet need for family planning increased, according to ...

New Delhi: The percentage of women who have used the internet at least once has nearly doubled from 33.3 per cent during the 2019-2021 period to 64.3 per cent in 2023-24, according to the sixth ...

The proportion of babies being exclusively breastfed for the first six months has dropped from 64% in 2019-21 to about 56% in 2023-24, reversing the rising trend of the decade and more before that.

India’s NFHS-6 survey reveals a complex health shift: child stunting and severe wasting are declining, but adult obesity and ...

The NFHS-6 data show encouraging progress across several key indicators related to child and maternal health, nutrition, and immunisation status in the country, said an NGO working on child rights in ...