1. Total Fertility Rate Falls Below Replacement Level in India for the First Time The Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner has reported that India’s total fertility rate (TFR) has fallen below the replacement level for the first time. In 2024, the TFR stood at 1.9, below the replacement threshold of 2.1. Bihar (2.9), Uttar Pradesh (2.6), Madhya Pradesh (2.4), and Rajasthan (2.3) recorded the highest fertility rates in the country, while Delhi reported the lowest TFR at 1.2.
Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and West Bengal followed closely, each recording a TFR of 1.3. 2. Hyderabad Doctors Successfully Treat Weber-Christian Disease Without Liver Transplant Doctors at Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) Hospitals, Hyderabad, have successfully treated a 28-year-old woman with Weber-Christian Disease, a rare autoimmune disorder. Following admission, the patient developed…
