New Delhi, Jan 12: One in four Indian women is married before 18, and 7.8 per cent of women aged 15 to 19 are pregnant or mothers, according to the latest available 2015-16 National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-4 data.


India is unprepared for gathering teen sexual revolution


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Actress Kajol, an active supporter of eradicating preventable deaths from hygiene-related issues, has become an advocacy ambassador for a Swachh Aadat Swachh Bharat initiative.


Kajol named ambassador for Swachh Aadat Swachh Bharat


Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has thrown his weight behind the 2018 Global Appeal against leprosy.


Amitabh Bachchan supports Global Appeal 2018 against leprosy


Beijing saw major air pollutants plummet in the the last quarter of 2017 following a string of measures to improve air quality, the Chinese Environment Ministry said on Wednesday.


Beijing sees sharp dip in PM2.5 pollutants


The Odisha government on Tuesday announced a hike in salaries of medical teachers appointed on contract basis in government-run medical colleges in the state with effect from January 1.


Odisha hikes salaries of contractual medical teachers


Personal devices will know more about an individual's emotional state than their own family as emotion Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems continue to become sophisticated, market research firm Gartner said on Tuesday.


AI-powered devices to read users' emotional state: Gartner


Mafia don and sitting legislator Mukhtar Ansari, who is lodged in the Banda jail, suffered a heart attack on Tuesday, officials said.


Jailed don-cum-legislator Mukhtar Ansari, wife suffer heart attack (Lead, correcting intro)


Mafia don and sitting legislator Mukhtar Ansari, who is lodged in the Banda, suffered a heart attack on Tuesday, officials said.


Jailed don-cum-legislator Mukhtar Ansari, wife suffer heart attack


In the same week as a Delhi court acquitted all the accused in the 2G fiasco, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), which had a defining role to play in the case, tabled yet another report slamming Indias apex food regulatory body.


FSSAI not a Lone Ranger, states have to complement it (Column: Active Voice)


Four retailers have been arrested in Nagaland for selling chemically-ripened fruits to unsuspecting consumers, police said on Monday.


Four arrested for selling chemically-ripened fruits


Google is secretly reaping millions of money from vulnerable people, seeking treatment for addictive diseases, by charging advertisers secretly working for private clinics' in Britain, a media report said on Sunday.


Google cashing in millions from health referral ads in Britain: Report


It's a taboo no one really talks about in remote villages of Himachal Pradesh -- but could soon end.


Himachal district moves to end age-old menstruation taboo


The Jammu and Kahsmir government on Saturday suspended three doctors and removed the Director of the Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) in Srinagar for violating norms.


J&K SKIMS head removed, 3 doctors suspended


The family of 42-year-old man from Assam, who died at a hospital here due to alleged wrong treatment by a man impersonating as a doctor, has urged the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) to look into the matter and take action against the hospital.


Assam family approaches PMO demanding action into kin's death


Bursting of fire crackers during Diwali and Dussehra did impact the air quality in Delhi but not the health of people, the apex pollution control panel told the Supreme Court on Friday.


Bursting crackers impacted air quality, not health, SC told


If you want to shed some weight without starving yourself, then there may be a sigh of relief for you as researchers, led by one of Indian origin, are developing a new drug that shrinks your fat without suppressing appetite.


New drug cuts fat in rats, may help reduce obesity in humans


Common cold is pretty much around in winter, but it can be countered easily. Simple steps such as getting enough sleep, drinking plenty of water or a mug of lemon tea with a teaspoon of honey can help you keep cold at bay, suggest experts.


Ways to counter winter chill


The Australian government on Thursday said it aspires to be the world's leading exporter of medicinal cannabis.


Australia aims to become top cannabis exporter


DMK leader M.K. Stalin on Thursday said his party's Rajya Sabha members would cooperate with their AIADMK counterparts in the Lok Sabha for getting a facility on the lines of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Tamil Nadu.


DMK to back AIADMK MPs for AIIMS-style facility in TN: Stalin


A top Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer was airlifted to Jammu city on Thursday after he suffered a heart attack in Bhaderwah district the previous evening.


Top CRPF officer airlifted to Jammu after heart attack


Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for the 100-seat Tura medical college here in western Meghalaya.

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