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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...
- India sees improvement in sex ratio at birth, 12 states above national average: JP NaddaIndia has seen progress in reducing sex-based discrimination, with 12 states exceeding the national sex ratio at birth average of 917. Unio...
- Engendered species, our broken progress: Despite growth, India’s gender bias endures as sex ratios slide in key statesIndia grapples with a deeply entrenched bias against female children, as evidenced by declining sex ratios in Delhi and Haryana. Despite pr...
- 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...
- 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...
- Sex ratio gets worse with 2nd, 3rd births: StudyA research paper published in the international journal ‘Studies in Family Planning’ showed that SRB generally increased, ranging from 107....
- Beti Bachao drive led to 16 points improvement in sex ratio at birth: Smriti IraniBBBP scheme is one of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pet projects and was launched by him in January, 2015 in Panipat, Haryana.
- Selective abortion in India may lead to 6.8 million fewer girls being born by 2030: StudyResearchers from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia, and Universite de Paris, France, noted that ther...
- No data on sex ratio at birth from UP, Bihar, BengalThe reasons given by these states for not supplying the data are lack of computerisation and governance issues.
- Sex ratio at birth in Haryana rises to 914 girls per 1000 boysAn official spokesperson said that in 2015 the SRB was 871 girls for 1000 boys and in 2016, it was 900 girls for 1000 boys.
- Richer India empowers women but ranks of baby girls barely budgeThere are other markers of increasing independence, with the percentage of women getting married or becoming pregnant at a young age fallin...
- 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...
- Haryana achieves sex ratio of 900 girls per 1000 boys: Manohar Lal KhattarHe said that none of the districts is below 850 mark and 12 districts in the state have recorded sex ratio of 900 or 900 plus in 2016.
- 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.
- Sex ratio worsens in small families, improves with 3 or more childrenA glimpse into this intriguing decision-making process undertaken by about 2.5 crore parents every year is provided by Census 2011 data.
- At 896, Delhi sex ratio alarmingly lowThe national capital continues to languish among the worst in terms of sex ratio in the country with 896 females to 1,000 males as per the ...
- 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 ...
- Immigrant mothers in UK could be aborting unwanted girlsImmigrant mothers in Britain could be aborting unwanted girls as boys are considered preferable for cultural, religious or economic reasons...
- 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.
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