Not just Singapore. Elon Musk has also warned three other countries are in danger of becoming extinct from EarthElon Musk has voiced concerns about declining birth rates, in Singapore, where the fertility rate has dropped to a historic low of 0.97. He...
09 Dec, 2024, 03.11 PM IST
Why South Korean and Japanese women are choosing American or European husbandsAsian women seek freedom from traditional roles. They are choosing Western partners. Marriage to a foreigner offers an escape. Patriarchal ...
06 Dec, 2024, 03.50 PM IST
Why China wants its youths to take love lessonsMore than 50 percent youth, primarily college students, in China don't want to fall in love. China is grappling with low marriage and birth...
06 Dec, 2024, 02.00 PM IST
China calls on universities to provide 'love education'China calls on colleges and universities to offer 'love education' courses to promote positive views on marriage, love, fertility, and fami...
04 Dec, 2024, 09.52 AM IST
Are American women refusing physical relationships with men in response to Trump’s re-election?Donald Trump's recent re-election has reignited debates on women’s rights and gender equality, sparking a renewed wave of the ‘4B Movement’...
09 Nov, 2024, 06.26 PM IST
Marriage registrations in China drop for the first nine months of 2024China's marriage registrations declined significantly in the first nine months of 2024, with 4.747 million couples registered, a drop of 94...
03 Nov, 2024, 09.51 AM IST
China looks to spur births, aid families in fight on shrinking populationChina has introduced a range of measures, including better maternity support and financial aid for families, to boost the birth rate amid a...
28 Oct, 2024, 05.22 PM IST
So, are you pregnant yet? Inside China's in-your-face push for more babiesFaced with a declining population, the Chinese government is actively promoting childbirth by intruding into private lives. This includes m...
08 Oct, 2024, 10.59 AM IST
Worried China asks girls and boys to marry early, have kids, and retire lateChina's National Health Commission is encouraging early marriage and childbirth to address a declining birth rate. Additionally, the countr...
13 Sep, 2024, 05.03 PM IST
China's top health body urges marriage, childbirth at 'appropriate ages'China's National Health Commission will promote marriage and childbirth at appropriate ages to address the declining birth rate. The commis...
13 Sep, 2024, 11.51 AM IST
Alarming rates of anaemia found among Indian teenage girls, study highlights key risk factorsNearly 60 per cent of teenage girls in India are anaemic, according to a study that analyzed data from National Family Health Surveys.
09 Sep, 2023, 08.03 PM IST
Nearly 6 in 10 female teens anaemic in India, teenage motherhood an important risk factor: StudyDespite the Indian government implementing several programs aimed at addressing anaemia in women and children over the past five decades, a...
09 Sep, 2023, 02.04 PM IST
Muslims still have highest fertility rate among India's major religious groups, says Pew reportPew Research Center, a nonpartisan American think tank, in its report said among India's major religious groups Muslims still have the high...
21 Sep, 2021, 08.16 PM IST
Indian women more likely to quit jobs mid-career due to 'double burden': SurveyWomen in India more likely to quit jobs at mid-career due to the ‘double burden syndrome’—a culture where both men and women feel the dutie...
11 Jul, 2016, 06.30 AM IST
- India Inc to focus on women talent next year
Enterprises surveyed said more than 75% of their diversity & inclusion investments would go into inducting, developing, training and retrai...
12 Dec, 2012, 10.46 AM IST
- India Inc lets employees take time off to tackle problems outside work life
Fertility, or the lack of it, is now a HR management issue as well. So are childcare, & other household & personal matters that could incre...
18 Sep, 2012, 11.02 AM IST
- India Inc lets employees take time off to tackle problems outside work life
Concerned that problems outside work are bogging down employees, India Inc is introducing new types of leave formats to help them deal with...
18 Sep, 2012, 06.40 AM IST