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How ultrasound plays critical role in healthcare and why PC-PNDT Act deserves careful reformIndia's PC-PNDT Act, enacted to curb female foeticide, has had a modest impact on sex ratios over 30 years. While the law's intent is valid...- India sees improvement in sex ratio at birth, 12 states above national average: JP NaddaIndia has seen progress in reducing sex-based discrimination, with 12 states exceeding the national sex ratio at birth average of 917. Unio...
- Child sex ratio: Concern over misuse of technology exacerbating gender imbalancesThe primary concern discussed at the meeting was the declining child sex ratio (CSR) and sex ratio at birth (SRB) in the country, indicativ...
- Sex ratio at birth in Haryana rises to 914 girls per 1000 boysAn official spokesperson said that in 2015 the SRB was 871 girls for 1000 boys and in 2016, it was 900 girls for 1000 boys.
- Telangana government mulls bringing law on surrogacyCongress members G Chinna Reddy, J Geeta Reddy and Padmavati Reddy expressed concern over the infertility centres allegedly running illegal...
- Sex ratio in Haryana touches 950 mark for first time: Manohar Lal KhattarKhattar said that the state had, after the launch of 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' programme by Modi from Haryana, accepted the challenge of i...
- CBI probe into fake Beti Bachao scheme forms: GovernmentMinister of State for Women and Child Development Krishna Raj said the action followed after some fake BBBP forms/ applications were receiv...
- Radiologists demand implementation of Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994; declare strike on September 1Putting medical imaging services like X ray, USG, CT-Scan or PET CT to near complete halt, radiologists all over the country are going on c...
- Committee to look into instances of assault on doctorsAnupriya Patel said that the the inter ministerial committee was formed following a representation by the Indian Medical Association to the...
- Over 2100 cases filed to check female foeticide: JP NaddaHealth Minister JP Nadda said the registration of 100 medical professionals convicted under the Act has been suspended or cancelled by conc...
- Google, Yahoo, Microsoft not blocking advertisements on sex determination, SC toldThe court had directed Google, Yahoo and Microsoft to strictly comply with Indian laws and block advertisements on sex determination of a f...
- Rajasthan fared poorly in implementing prohibiting pre-natal sex selection law: CAGAlso the same was not being provided to a large number of adolescent girls, the report added.
- Amazon, Flipkart selling books on sex determinationEven as the country is grappling with the problem of bias against girl child, e-market places like Amazon and Flipkart are found selling bo...
- PM Narendra Modi to launch 'Beti Bachao' scheme with a bang on January 22The scheme will be launched by PM on January 22 and will focus on a multi-sectoral approach to tackling the problem of the vanishing girl c...
- PM Modi to launch 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme' on January 22Government's ambitious 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme' to improve the child sex ratio (CSR) will be launched by Prime Minister Narendra Mo...
- Don't advertise pre-natal sex selection technology: Microsoft tells Supreme CourtMicrosoft submitted before SC that it never advertised any pre-natal sex selection technologies on its website in violation of Indian laws.
- Law on ultrasound clinics has been amended; Centre tells High CourtHowever, there is no qualification in sonography and image-scanning recognized under the Indian Medical Council Act, the petition said.
- Pertrators of rape should be made "impotent": NCW chiefMamta Sharma, however, said just passing a resolution won't be sufficient and the step needs to be backed by strong action.
- MCI should suspend doctors violating law: AzadHealth Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said MCI should ensure immediate suspension or cancelling of registration of doctors violating sex determi...
- Census of India 2011: Government calls emergency meet to discuss anti-feticide lawThe Union health ministry registered only 107 cases of female feticide under Section 315 and 316 of IPC in 2010.
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