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HINDU NOTES-MAY 15 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]
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Hindu Notes from General Studies-01 Editorials are covered separately. HINDU NOTES are available free date wise| CLICK HERE Gender bias caused ‘excess’ deaths of girls under 5: Lancet study News There have been 2,39,000 “excess deaths” per year of girls under the age of five in India, and 29 out of 35 States contributed to this mortality, according to a study. Beyond News That works out to about 2.4 million deaths in a decade, and the additional deaths were found in 90% of districts in the country. Excess mortality is the difference between observed and expected mortality rates in both genders. The National Family Health Survey in 2017 said that India’s sex ratio at birth has increased to 919 in 2015-16 from 914 in 2004-05. This study, however, focuses on mortality…