Goa, Kerala best states in which to be born in India

Kounteya Sinha, TNN | Feb 2, 2012 NEW DELHI: Goa and Kerala seem to be the best place to be born in India, while Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha are the worst. According to the latest Union health ministry data, Goa recorded the lowest infant mortality rate – 10 infant deaths per 1,000 live [...]

India deadliest place in world for girl child

Rukmini Shrinivasan TNN | Feb 1, 2012 An Indian girl child aged 1-5 years is 75% more likely to die than an Indian boy, making this the worst gender differential in child mortality for any country in the world, reveals a new study.