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Haryana sees sex ratio rebound after years of slide, but why Gurgaon, Faridabad and Rewari still lagHaryana's sex ratio at birth reached 923 girls per 1,000 boys in 2025. This marks an improvement following strict enforcement against sex-s...- China says will reduce abortions for 'non-medical purposes'China has already enacted strict measures aimed at preventing sex-selective abortions, and health authorities also warned in 2018 that the ...
- 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...
- Sex ratio at birth dips in 17 of 21 large states, Gujarat records 53 points fallAccording to the report, improvement in SRB was witnessed in Punjab, which registered a rise of 19 points, followed by Uttar Pradesh (10 po...
- 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.
- More married women at work than single: CensusIn the child-bearing age group, just 27% of unmarried women are working compared with 41% among married women.
- AIIMS study hints at rampant selective foeticide in south DelhiThe doctors said they observed that females outnumbered males among fetuses that were less than or equal to 20 weeks of gestational age, cl...
- Sex selective abortions: Health Minister JP Nadda for 'change from within'Nadda assured the support to the movement which aims to cover more than 6000 areas including villages, towns and districts in a number of s...
- 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.
- Women organisations oppose Maneka's idea, ask Centre not to 'dilute' PCPNDT ActManeka had said that sex determination test should be made compulsory to track women pregnant with a girl child as a measure to check femal...
- More girls die than boys in India in under-five age group: UN reportOverall, men outnumber women in eastern Asia, southern Asia, Oceania, and western Asia, according to ‘The World’s Women 2015’ report.
- China’s one-child policy may skew country's gender ratiosCensus data reveals that Chinese families with multiple children have made a disproportionate contribution in recent years to the country’s...
- British MPs vote in favour of ban on sex-based abortionscase was investigated by Scotland Yard and passed on to the Crown Prosecution Service which said that although there was enough evidence.
- Skewed sex-ratio may force Chinese men to marry foreignersThe skewed sex ratio was attributed to sex-selective abortion and preference for a male child as also seen elsewhere in Asia.
- UK MPs want probe into possible sex-selection in immigrantsThe EDM, which has cross-party support, is tabled to initiate a debate on the issue in Parliament as soon as possible.
- 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...
- MCI should suspend doctors violating law: AzadHealth Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said MCI should ensure immediate suspension or cancelling of registration of doctors violating sex determi...
- 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.
- Census of India 2011: Government calls emergency meet to discuss anti-feticide lawThe Union health ministry registered only 107 cases of female feticide under Section 315 and 316 of IPC in 2010.
- Google, Microsoft pull gender ads after legal threatInternet giants Google and Microsoft have pulled adverts for sex selection products and services considered illegal in India after being th...
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