Weight Management Crisis in India: NFHS Survey Statistics

Jan 17, 2026

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], January 17: India is facing a fast-evolving weight-management challenge that is no longer limited to big cities or high-income households. National...

India has more women than men, first time on record

Nov 25, 2021

New Delhi [India], November 25 : the first time since the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) began in 1992, India has more women than...

Karnataka: Congress' DK Shivakumar raises concerns over NFHS data on stunted children in state

May 20, 2022

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 20 : Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar has raised concerns over the data released by the National Family Health Survey-5...

NFHS-6 factsheets present key health gains as government strengthens data harmonisation, says sources

Jun 07, 2026

Senior officials in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said the NFHS-6 Fact Sheets focus on 101 major indicators that provide a concise...

India achieved a Total Fertility Rate of 2.0 as per National Family Health Survey-5: Union MoS Anupriya Patel

Dec 20, 2024

India has achieved a Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 2.0 as per National Family Health Survey-5 (NFHS-5) (2019-21), said Union MoS Anupriya Patel in...

NeoLacta PHBM powder: A new innovation in human milk nutrition for babies

Dec 23, 2021

New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI/PNN): The National Family Health Survey (NFHS) data indicates that only 54.9 per cent of children are exclusively breastfed,...