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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...- Will men become extinct? Scientists warn the possibility is huge; cite this reasonScientists have warned that men may become extinct due to the deterioration of the Y chromosome, which is primarily found in testicles and ...
- Y chromosome might be in decline, but men are here to stay; here’s whyThe Y chromosome, crucial for determining male sex in humans, is slowly disappearing, raising concerns about future male offspring. A recen...
- 'Y Chromosomes Are Shrinking': New study suggests a 'sex gene war', similar to what happened with spiny ratsResearchers confirmed that the Y chromosome, crucial for male sex determination, is progressively shrinking and might disappear within mill...
- Delhi's sex ratio at birth drops for 3rd year, health experts warn of rising pre-natal sex testsDetails of the decline were disclosed in the recently released 'Annual Report on Registration of Births and Deaths in Delhi-2023' by the Di...
- 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...
- 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...
- UP offers pregnant women Rs 1 lakh prize to expose prenatal sex determination centersThe payout will be in three instalments – first at the stage of a successful operation, second at the time of appearing before the court as...
- States lag in keeping tab on gender testsAccording to the report, despite the NHM's augmentation of human resources in states, shortage of service providers exists in most of the s...
- Amarinder Singh orders crackdown on sex determination centresAmarinder said his government was fully committed to protecting and securing the girl child and centres found conducting such illegal prena...
- 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...
- Saif-Kareena deny sex determination test ahead of baby birthAccording to some media reports, the couple visited a doctor in London for a check-up and the sex determination recently.
- Supreme Court slams Google, Yahoo and Microsoft for sex selection kit adsThe bench in their harsh observations accused these intermediaries of having no respect for Indian law which bans sex determination tests a...
- 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...
- Views on making sex determination tests legal are personal: Maneka GandhiGandhi said it was a fact that even a police constable has the clout to force pathologists to inform him whether a lady is giving birth to ...
- Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij issues strict warning about sex determination testVij today donned the hat of Sholay's iconic character Gabbar Singh to drive home his point on illegal sex determination.
- 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...
- 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...
- Supreme Court directs Google, Yahoo, Microsoft to block sex determination adsIf any advertisement existed on any search engine, these should be "withdrawn forthwith" by the search engines, the apex court said categor...
- Census of India 2011: Sick culture of preferring sonsThe consistently declining child sex ratio - i.e. the number of female children per 1000 male children in the 0 to 6 age group, is a testim...
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