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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...- Beti Bachao from real foeticideDespite positive strides in the sex ratio at birth, female foeticide in India remains a pressing issue. Laws alone can't solve this deep-ro...
- 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...
- SC seeks responses on plea for implementation of law preventing gender detection of foetusThe Supreme Court has requested a response from all states on a plea for the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act (PCPNDT...
- Sex-determination-based abortion is perpetuating gender inequalities: Delhi High CourtJustice Swarana Kanta Sharma in her judgement said, "Sex-determination-based abortion is a powerful method of perpetuating gender inequalit...
- 50 men disguised as grooms mounted horseback to the Collector's office in Maharashtra to look for brides. Here's whyTo emphasise the gender disparity in Maharashtra's Solapur, bachelors dressed up in bridal attire, mounted horses, and marched in a parade.
- Body set up to deal with sex determination information on internet: Government to Supreme CourtSection 22 of the PCPNDT Act pertains to prohibition of advertisements relating to pre-natal determination of sex and punishment for contra...
- 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...
- 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...
- SC raps Google, Yahoo for failing to check pre-birth test adsDuring the hearing, Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar said that companies were violating the PCPNDT Act by displaying advertisements on sex de...
- District magistrates to be hauled up for poor 'Beti Bachao' report card: Maneka GandhiManeka Gandhi was responding to a query at the All Women Journalists' workshop here on decline in the child sex-ratio at Meerut in UP.
- Improvement in child sex-ratio in 49 districts: Maneka GandhiManeka emphasised on the need for compulsory registration of pregnant women by village panchayats to curb female foeticide.
- Women organisations oppose Maneka's idea, ask Centre not to 'dilute' PCPNDT ActManeka had said that sex determination test should be made compulsory to track women pregnant with a girl child as a measure to check femal...
- 47 FIRs lodged to check violation of PCPNDT Act in HaryanaApart from this, 2,455 awareness rallies were organised in the selected 12 districts where the sex ratio is skewed and saw participation of...
- IMA calls for urgent modification of PCPNDT ActCalling for urgent modification of PCPNDT Act to end its ambiguous interpretation, the IMA today said the act in its current form deprives ...
- Ban private practice by government doctors during working hours: J&K panelThe Committee suggested to stop the private practice of the doctors during the office hours and to adopt the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal D...
- Rajasthan government starts 'Informer' scheme to check sex determination testsA cash reward of Rs 2 lakh to informer, decoy woman and her accomplice would also be given under the scheme.
- Despite skewed sex ratio, conviction for female foeticide rareThe data shows that only four states convicted 13 people in 2013. In 2012, eight persons were punished by three states and in 2011, 11 peop...
- 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.
- BJP slams UP government over Shankhlal Majhi's remark on PCPNDT ActBJP member Radhamohan Das Agarwal then asked the minister whether the UP government had taken any initiative if it considered the Act "flex...
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