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Private schools gain 17 mn students in 5 yrs, govt schools lose 13 mn

65% of all school-going children in 20 states, about 113 mn, get their education from govt schools

Millions of TB patients in India have no food, weigh less than 20 kg

Under-nutrition increases the severity of TB, reduces patients' speed of recovery

UP is planning gaushalas in jails that are 69% overcapacity, 33% short-staffed

The capacity of jails across UP is 49,434, but they hold 88,747 inmates: NCRB data

How 15,080 profitable Indian companies paid no tax in 2015-16

Due to various tax incentives, these firms had an effective tax rate of zero

Maternal education programmes could improve mothers' test scores: Study

Results showed an increase of 11 percentage points in mothers who could recognise one-digit numbers

Three years of Modi govt: 42% increase in terrorism-related deaths in J&K

Number of personnel killed in terrorist violence has increased 72% in last three years of UPA-II

Even as TN farm crisis grows, Modi govt predicts record national harvest

Govt's third advance estimate forecast India's foodgrain production to be the highest ever

Indians, alert to dangers of high salt intake, are modifying their diets

Most nations consume more than the WHO-recommended daily upper limit of 5 gm of salt

Sanitation failures kill, stunt children most in UP, 4 other states

Poor sanitation makes unhealthy children prone to water-borne diseases

Sanitation failures kill, stunt children most in UP, 4 other states

India's under-5 mortality rate declined from 74 in 2005-06 to 50 in 2015-16

India will need no additional coal power till 2027 if it meets this target

India one of last bastions of coal - the oldest, dirtiest energy source. Renewables the way forward

Bihar, other BIMARU states fare better than Gujarat in immunisation rate

In 2005-06, state's vaccination coverage, at 45.2%, had been above India's average of 43.5%

Why Attapady's tribals have missed out on Kerala's development story

Attapady's infant mortality is 66, way higher than India's national average of 40

Now, 99.38% Indians live in areas under cow-protection laws

Cow slaughter is prohibited in 84% of India's states and union territories

In most Indian states And UTs, you can be arrested for 'looking poor'

Laws allow police to round up beggars without warrant and judges to confine them

GST will raise private education cost by 3%, even at lowest tax slab of 5%

Demand for private schooling is not just an elite preference but shows trust in affordable schools

Judicial reforms: Why lower courts should be the first in the line

India has over 600 district courts

Eat a million bacteria a day for better health

Probiotics can improve our health when consumed in sufficient quantities

88% Indians now have Aadhaar. How will Modi govt cover the rest?

More than 1.12 billion Indians have been enrolled for Aadhaar

Punjab: Slow growth, high unemployment big challenges for Amarinder Singh

Punjab also has among the lowest proportions of population covered by health insurance-5.6%