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11 stories for “Death” · March 2026
Clear filtersA global analysis published in The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Women's Health has presented maternal mortality figures for 2023. India recorded roughly 24,700 maternal deaths that year, among the highest counts in...
A team of Uttar Pradesh officials visited Tamil Nadu to learn from its public health model that has sharply reduced maternal deaths. Tamil Nadu's Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) is about 35-40, against roughly 140 in Utta...
Following the death of its Chairperson, Justice S. Tamilvanan, the Vice-Chairperson of the Tamil Nadu State Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes has been entrusted with the Chairperson's duties. Vice-Chai...
The United Nations Inter-Agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNIGME) has released its 2025 report.About 4.9 million children under five died worldwide in 2024, with newborns making up nearly half.Leading causes...
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued fresh guidelines for post-mortem examinations in custodial death cases, following procedural lapses noticed in Tamil Nadu.Autopsies must be carried out by a board of...
The Institute for Economics and Peace has released the Global Terrorism Index 2026.Pakistan is ranked 1st as the most affected country, with 1,139 deaths and 1,045 incidents in 2025.India is ranked 13th with a score of 6...
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has released the State of India's Environment Report 2026. It records that extreme weather events occurred on 99% of days in 2025, causing 4,419 deaths and affecting 17.41 mil...
A recent analysis of the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study found that India and China carried the highest metabolic disease burden in the Asia-Pacific region during 1990-2023. The study measures health loss in Disabil...
Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has been appointed a Global Champion for Road Safety by the United Nations (UN). In this role he will lend his public profile to the UN's efforts to raise awareness about road saf...
The Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has begun celebrating its 75th Foundation Year in 2026. ESIC is a statutory body under the Ministry of Labour and Employment, set up under the Employees' State Insurance...
Overview: On March 1, 2026, a devastating explosion occurred at an explosives manufacturing factory operated by SBL Energy Limited in Raulgaon village of Katol tehsil, Nagpur district, Maharashtra, resulting in the tragi...
