India's population at crossroads, not a crisis: Population Foundation of IndiaPopulation Foundation of India advocates for a shift in population policies. They emphasize dignity, rights, and opportunities, especially ...
11 Jul, 2025, 02.33 PM IST
Reimagining population policy: From demographic anxiety to human dignityIndia's population narrative is shifting from overpopulation concerns to addressing declining fertility rates. The focus is now on rights-b...
27 Jun, 2025, 05.56 PM IST
India’s fertility rate drops below replacement level even as population hits 1.46 billion: UN reportIndia's population has reached 1.46 billion in 2025, surpassing China as the world's most populous nation, even with a declining fertility ...
11 Jun, 2025, 05.39 PM IST
India's population touches 1.46 billion, fertility drops below replacement rate: UNA new UN report projects India's population to reach 1.46 billion in 2025, surpassing all nations, while its fertility rate dips below repl...
10 Jun, 2025, 01.13 PM IST
Supreme Court to examine age bar in India's surrogacy lawsThe Supreme Court will examine the age limits and other issues under India's surrogacy laws on February 11. The laws mandate specific age r...
07 Jan, 2025, 05.01 PM IST
'Big news' is India's population growth is below replacement level: UN expertThe replacement fertility rate is the average number of children a woman must have to keep the population steady and it is considered to be...
20 Apr, 2023, 03.22 PM IST
SC to examine validity of age restriction for conducting tests before abortionSupreme Court of India has agreed to examine the validity of the age restriction necessary to consider before conducting abortion-related t...
26 Oct, 2022, 03.09 PM IST
Roe vs Wade ruling: Will embolden regressive ideas in India, say activistsFor the last 50 years, abortion has been legal in India under various circumstances, following the enactment of the Medical Termination of ...
26 Jun, 2022, 10.39 AM IST
Flagging concerns over two-child policy push: Will endanger health of women, say expertsThree BJP-ruled states -- Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Assam -- have already announced their intent to introduce population control polic...
15 Oct, 2021, 11.12 PM IST
Right to enter temple not absolute, Centre tells Supreme CourtArguing for the Centre on the scope of a reference in the Sabarimala review made to a nine-judge bench, Mehta invoked Hinduism’s pluralism ...
18 Feb, 2020, 07.19 AM IST
Five judges to decide on Hindu women's right to templeWomen’s rights activists and lawyers had challenged a Sabarimala temple rule which restricts the entry of women in their reproductive phase...
14 Oct, 2017, 12.54 AM IST
5 year wait for surrogacy too long for those who marry late: Parliamentary panelThough the definition of infertility is limited to failure to conceive only, there are other medical conditions for which surrogacy is avai...
13 Aug, 2017, 12.11 PM IST
Surrogacy Bill useless without ART Bill: Committee to Rajya SabhaThe committee, which the Rajya Sabha directed in January to prepare a report on the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, tabled its findings on Thu...
11 Aug, 2017, 12.25 AM IST
Women have the right to decide on pregnancy: SC judgeSupreme Court said this while speaking on the state of affairs relating to women's reproductive rights and the dominant role played by the ...
11 Feb, 2017, 05.57 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
Cipla looking to expand contraceptive pills business; in talks with International Planned ParenthoodThe country's second-largest pharmaceuticals company, Cipla, is in talks with an international health group to expand its contraceptive pil...
18 Sep, 2012, 06.12 AM IST
- Indian art lacks a clear picture on IP rights
There’s an abiding discussion among art circles regarding intellectual property rights (IPR) in the Indian art scene.
19 Mar, 2007, 02.23 AM IST