Family planning vision 2030 to focus on men to check populationStrategies to overcome teenage childbearing, lack of male participation in awareness programmes, migration and lack of access to contracept...
28 Jul, 2022, 12.03 AM IST
Male contraceptive pill found 99% effective in miceEver since the female birth control pill was first approved in the 1960s, researchers have been interested in a male equivalent.
24 Mar, 2022, 01.01 AM IST
An unequal music: Only half of women in developing world feel free to make decisions about contraception, says reportFrom abortion services to virginity tests, women are forced to give up control over their bodies.
14 Apr, 2021, 11.37 AM IST
India's population is stabilising as total fertility rate declines across statesOf the 17 states analysed in the NFHS-5 data, except for Bihar, Manipur and Meghalaya, all other states have a TFR of 2.1 or less, which im...
15 Dec, 2020, 05.14 PM IST
Bihar: New policy for population control to be ready soonBihar was one of the seven states called to participate in the first public consultation scheduled by the Niti Aayog last week on populatio...
28 Dec, 2019, 04.26 PM IST
New male contraceptive pill is safe, and doesn't affect libidoThe contraceptive, called 11-beta-MNTDC, is a modified testosterone.
27 Mar, 2019, 05.10 PM IST
Coming soon: Unisex contraceptive pillsToday, doctors are unable to determine the cause of nearly 80% of all cases of male infertility.
21 Mar, 2016, 02.41 PM IST
Government to go ahead with birth control injectionsDrugs Technical Advisory Board's recommendations are based on studies conducted by the ICMR in India for injectable contraceptives.
27 Sep, 2015, 11.03 AM IST
Delhi High Court sets aside cap on condom pricesDelhi High Court today revoked two orders of the pharma pricing authority to cap condom prices, saying these were "illegal and unsustainabl...
10 Jul, 2015, 05.09 PM IST
Population Foundation of India wants to include family planning in SDGsThe country needs to do much more to promote reproductive rights of females, which is critical for sustainable development said the NGO.
10 Jul, 2015, 04.47 PM IST
New research may lead to male contraceptiveThe evidence indicates that the protein, ESP1, is stabilising the area where the sperm-egg fusion is occurring.
24 Jun, 2015, 03.04 PM IST
MHL Healthcare Ltd drags Centre to Delhi High Court on supply of condomsThe Court was hearing a petition filed by private company MHL Healthcare Ltd expressing apprehension that like last year, the Centre may ca...
12 Apr, 2015, 10.05 AM IST
Pharma firms may flood market with luxury condoms if price cap removed: Centre to HCThe court said in response that the government can impose conditions on the companies to maintain the same proportion of manufacture as of ...
12 Nov, 2014, 09.52 PM IST
Unintended pregnancies in India high: ReportIndia also succeeded in averting more numbers of unintended pregnancies by expending the use of contraception.
04 Nov, 2014, 06.51 PM IST
India struggling to achieve total fertility rate of 2.1 per centWhile 23 states and UTs have already achieved the target , states like like UP and Bihar with large population base still have TFR of 3.3 a...
11 Jul, 2014, 05.35 PM IST
- Population growth rate dips to 17%; India sees 4% decrease from 21% in 10 years
Gurgaon and Noida (Gautam Buddha Nagar) are among the top five places in India that recorded the highest decadal growth rate in population.
05 May, 2012, 10.00 AM IST
- America all set to get into the 'mood'
At last the land of the Kamasutra will connect with the American male as Moods enters the US market.
22 Jul, 2006, 12.00 AM IST