The Registrar General of India has asked all States to ensure the birth certificates are issued within 7 days of registration, ideally before newborns are discharged from hospitals, especially Government facilities.
The Government hospitals handle over 50% of institutional births.
Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have signed a US-brokered peace agreement to end years of deadly conflict and displacement.
The deal may also provide the US with valuable access to the region’s mineral resources.