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India's first Chhota Bheem Cafe has opened in Hyderabad's Jubilee Hills, offering a family-friendly dining and entertainment experience centred on healthy food, play and learning. The venture plans to expand across major Tier-I cities with franchise-led growth and create over 500 jobs.
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NFHS-5 data reveals that 37 percent of married women in Telangana face spousal violence, with alcohol abuse emerging as a major trigger. Despite high prevalence, most victims do not seek institutional help, highlighting deep-rooted social acceptance and systemic gaps.
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Recent NFHS data reveals a concerning surge in anemia cases across Telangana, particularly among women, children, and adolescents. The prevalence among children under five has jumped to 70 per cent, while over half of women of reproductive age are anemic.
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Telangana has the second-highest rate of child stunting in South India at 33%, trailing only Karnataka. Public health experts link this to chronic malnutrition, poor maternal health, and inadequate sanitation, with NFHS data painting a grim picture of under-five children’s health.
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Based on the National Family Health Survey-5 (2019-20), Telangana tops the nation in caesarean sections. In urban centres of Telangana, 65 per cent of pregnancies and in rural areas 59% of the pregnancies are caesarean sections.
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Unlike the governments, the Akshaya Patra Foundation was doing an overwhelming job of feeding lakhs of hungry children going to government schools, former CJI NV Ramana said
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Fertility treatment offers a beacon of hope for couples grappling with infertility, illuminating their path towards parenthood with the promise of success.
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New Delhi: Women on average have more sex partners than men in 11 states and UTs but the percentage of men who had sexual intercourse with someone who was neither their spouse or lived with stood at 4 per cent, much higher than that of women at 0.5 per cent, according to the NFHS data. […]
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New Delhi: The report of the fifth round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) revealed that the total fertility rate of India has declined from 2.2 to 2.0 indicating the significant progress of population control measures. The Total Fertility Rate (TFR) which is measured as the average number of children per woman, has come […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana Government’s flagship programme Kalyana Lakshmi was aiding in checking child marriages, besides extending financial assistance to families, said BC Welfare Minister G Kamalakar. According to National Family Health Survey (NFHS) – 5 survey, the percentage of women getting married before 18 years has come down from 26.2 per cent to 23.5 per cent, […]
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Hyderabad: A recent report from the National Family Health Survey (NHFS) revealed that as much as 84 per cent of women from Telangana justify men beating their wives. The survey put forward the probable circumstances under which a husband beats his wife: if he suspects her of being unfaithful; if she disrespects her in-laws; if […]
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New Delhi: The National Family Health Survey’s (NHFS-5) finding that total fertility rate (TFR) has fallen from 2.2 to 2.0 busts the population explosion myth and shows that India must steer away from coercive measures of population control, the Population Foundation of India said on Thursday. The fall in TFR — the average number of […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana has improved its performance in key healthcare indicators related to mother and child health, according to the fifth National Family Health Survey (NFHS 2019-20) of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), which was released on Wednesday. When compared to the fourth NFHS survey carried out in 2015-16, the NFHS survey of […]
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According to a March 2020 report of the Ministry of Health, majority of menstruating females in India are largely dependent on unsafe sanitary materials like rags, cloth, hay, sand, and ash as their only alternatives
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As per NFHS-V which has been completed in 22 States in the first phase, the percentage share of C-section deliveries in private hospitals of Telangana State was 81.5.
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State ranked third in country by Niti Aayog for improving IMR, NMR
