Quote of the day by Charles Darwin: ' "A moral being is one who is capable of reflecting on his past actions and their motives....' ; life lessons from British biologistCharles Darwin believed true morality stems from self-reflection and admitting errors. His insights, shared in 'The Descent of Man', highli...
29 Apr, 2026, 07.06 PM IST
Trump passport policy discriminates against transgender people, judge rulesA federal judge in Boston has ruled that the Trump administration's policy on passports for transgender and nonbinary Americans is likely u...
19 Apr, 2025, 07.33 AM IST
You cannot apply for a U.S. passport with this marker; here's what it is and what travellers need to knowThe US State Department has suspended passport applications requesting the "X" gender marker in response to an executive order that only re...
29 Jan, 2025, 12.58 AM IST
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...
20 Oct, 2023, 04.34 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
Explained: How Victorian sexism influenced Charles Darwin's theories and do they still hold up today?According to a new paper, published in Science, Charles Darwin's patriarchal world view led him to dismiss female agency and mate choice in...
22 Jan, 2022, 05.20 PM IST
India accounts for 45.8 million of the world's 'missing females': UN reportThe State of World Population 2020 report released by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said that the number of “missing women” in...
30 Jun, 2020, 12.30 PM IST
Government to strengthen regulation of ultrasound, other imaging equipmentThe move is also expected to ensure that these products follow high quality standards and are easier for the government to track in order t...
01 Mar, 2018, 09.27 AM IST
Supreme Court asks Google, Yahoo, Microsoft to prohibit ads on sex-determination testsA citizen has a right to access to internet. We are on a concept of pre-censorship. Court has to be very cautious, a bench led by Justice D...
14 Apr, 2017, 02.24 AM IST
SC asks govt to set up agency to handle complaints about sex-selection tests on search enginesIntermediaries must take down with 36 hrs any complaint sent to them by nodal agency; next hearing on February 17
17 Nov, 2016, 01.14 AM IST
Govt to launch Beti Bacho Beti Padhao in 61 more districtsBBBP is designed to address the issue of declining child sex ratio (CSR) and related issues of disempowerment of women through a life cycle...
18 Apr, 2016, 10.49 PM IST
Rajya Sabha uproar over Ramdev's sale of male-offspring potionA demand to ban a purported ayurveda product by yoga guru Ramdev's Divya Pharmacy that promises a male child was made in Rajya Sabha.
30 Apr, 2015, 01.32 PM IST
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...
15 Jan, 2015, 10.51 AM IST
More girls being born, but fewer surviving, Census office data showsChild sex ratio, that is, the number of girls in the 0-4 year age group for every 1000 boys in the same age group has declined from 914 to ...
02 Jan, 2015, 11.55 AM IST
NRIs fare no better on sex ratio frontThe sex ratio at birth among Indians and other Asian communities in the US is much lower than among the white and the black communities.
07 Apr, 2011, 10.40 AM IST
- Census of India 2011: Bias against girl child despite awareness in Gujarat, Maharashtra & Bengal
Despite awareness drives and campaigns the bias against the girl child remains just as deep-rooted in Gujarat.
02 Apr, 2011, 11.11 AM IST
- Google, Microsoft pull gender ads after legal threat
Internet giants Google and Microsoft have pulled adverts for sex selection products and services considered illegal in India after being th...
18 Sep, 2008, 11.20 AM IST