China adds tax to condoms as it works to boost birth ratesChina is introducing a 13% value-added tax on contraceptives, including condoms, for the first time in 30 years. This move aims to boost bi...
02 Dec, 2025, 05.43 PM IST
3,600 yuan for one kid: China once fined families for extra babies, now it’s paying couples to have themChina reverses its one-child policy. Now, the government provides cash for newborns. Starting in 2025, families get 3,600 yuan annually per...
06 Aug, 2025, 03.13 PM IST
China introduces subsidy to spur population growthThe government will spend 3,600 yuan ($502) a year per child under age three, according to the official Xinhua News Agency. The assistance,...
28 Jul, 2025, 11.28 PM IST
The country that once limited babies is now paying for themChina birthrate: China plans to give cash to families to encourage childbirth. Each child will get 3,600 yuan yearly until age three, start...
04 Jul, 2025, 12.17 PM IST
After China and Japan, now Russia is offering 100,000 roubles to female students under 25 to have babiesRussia has introduced measures to increase birth rates by offering financial incentives to female students under 25 who give birth. This po...
09 Jan, 2025, 12.50 PM IST
This tech company offers cash rewards to employees for dating each other - The reason will surprise youInsta360, a Shenzhen-based tech company, has launched a unique initiative offering cash incentives to employees who go on dates. Employees ...
25 Nov, 2024, 10.15 PM IST
China population set for 51 million drop as pro-birth moves failChina's population is projected to decrease by 51 million over the next decade, reaching 1.36 billion by 2035. This decline is attributed t...
18 Nov, 2024, 11.10 PM IST
China's 'pro-birth agenda' to tackle shrinking population dismissed by women, who once saw horrors of 'one-child rule'Amid China's demographic crisis, the Communist Party's 'pro-birth agenda' faces resistance from women scarred by the 'one-child rule.' Desp...
19 Aug, 2024, 01.49 PM IST
China to improve childbirth policies, boost support for elderlyThe measures come after China's population fell for a second consecutive year in 2023, with new births dropping to about half of those in 2...
05 Mar, 2024, 07.37 AM IST
How a Chinese district is solving its population problems by giving newlyweds Rs 11,411China is implementing unconventional measures to control its population growth, including setting the legal marriage age at 22 for men and ...
01 Sep, 2023, 12.27 PM IST
China's fertility rate drops to record low 1.09 in 2022: State mediaChina's fertility rate is estimated to have dropped to a record low of 1.09 in 2022, the National Business Daily said on Tuesday, a figure ...
15 Aug, 2023, 05.46 PM IST
China downplays India overtaking it as the most populous country; says it still has over 900 million 'quality' workforceChina's Foreign Ministry has said that its workforce of close to 900 million people will provide a strong impetus for development, as India...
19 Apr, 2023, 11.01 PM IST
How China is seeking to boost its falling birth rateThe policy, which limited families to one child, was strictly enforced with violators fined and mothers often forced to have abortions. It ...
17 Jan, 2023, 11.47 AM IST
India's lessons from Chinese demographyIndia, too, has reached a milestone in that its population is growing at a rate at which it will not replenish itself. But it has a much yo...
22 Jan, 2022, 12.18 AM IST
China's population to peak to 1.45 billion by 2030Last year, China had relaxed its decades-old rigid 'one child policy' amid concerns over rapidly ageing population which has already touche...
12 Mar, 2017, 12.50 PM IST
China ends one-child policy to boost populationMany countries are worried at an aging population and its effects - a decreasing workforce and increased spending on pension and social sec...
01 Jan, 2016, 12.32 PM IST
- Carrots to chip makers 40% lower than global norm
Incentives offered by the government to set up semiconductor fab units are about 42.8% lower than what other nations offer to set up chip f...
23 Feb, 2007, 02.47 AM IST