MANAS Helpline Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah chaired the 7th Narco Coordination Centre (NCORD) top-level meeting and launches the National Narcotics Helpline ‘MANAS’ in New Delhi. MANAS will include, A toll-free number 1933 A web portal A mobile app UMANG It will help the citizens to connect with (NCB) Narcotics Control Bureau 24x7 for seeking advice on de-addiction and rehabilitation, sharing information on drug trafficking. Note UMANG - Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance is a mobile app to access central and state government services Tamil Nadu’s MMR drops According to the data of Health Management Information System (HMIS), Tamil Nadu’s Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) recorded a significant drop during 2023-24 with 45.5 per one lakh live Tamil Nadu had achieved the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) for maternal mortality which is to reduce global MMR to less than 70 per one lakh live births. Virudhunagar recorded nil maternal deaths from April 2023 to March Nearly 60% to 75% of causes for maternal deaths are connected to four risk factors Pregnancy-induced hypertension Postpartum haemorrhage Sepsis Unmet need for family planning
