Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
Female infanticide has declined in Tamil Nadu, but there is still an alarming decline of child sex ratio in many districts. When Tamil Nadu’s ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and main opposition All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, which seldom see eye to eye on national and regional issues, joined other …
London: Cola lovers beware. A new study claims that having a litre or more of cold drinks daily adversely affects male fertility and decreases the sperm count by almost 30%.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that year 2010-11 would be a family planning year in the State. He said that stabilisation in terms of population is necessary for development and the issue of population control would be included in the Madhya Pradesh Banao drive. He was awarding 22 …
BHADRAK: It is the women who promote female foeticide despite concerns over the declining sex ratio in most of the states in India, said Prema Kariyapa, Chairperson, Central Social Welfare Board, (CSWB) New Delhi. Addressing a gathering on campaign against female foeticide here today, Kariyapa said,
Health minister releases roadmap for 2010; de-addiction centres, upgrade of hospitals planned Health and Family Welfare Minister Laxmi Kanta Chawla on Friday released the health department
Vasectomies made up just 4% of sterilisations in India in three years n Chandigarh tops in condom use, Punjab second When it comes to family planning, Indian men would rather have women make the efforts. The trend is real, even in so-called empowered states like Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Not …
Mumbai: Giving a new angle to the climate change the United Nations Population fund (UNFPA) today said family planning, reproductive health care and gender relations could influence the future course of climate change and affect how humanity adapts to rising seas, worsening storms and severe droughts. The influence of human …
London: Giving contraceptives to people in developing countries could help fight climate change by slowing population growth, experts said. More than 200 million women worldwide want contraceptives, but don
As the city deals with burgeoning population, the average number of births per day in the Capital is 915 against 295 deaths. Despite the high number, Delhi
Population of Madhya Pradesh is increasing at a very fast pace. In time span of seven years 1 crore people are added to the State. In the year 2001 population of State was 6.34 crore which has now risen to approximately 7 crore. Every year population of State is increasing …
Despite having one of the oldest Family Planning programmes in the region, the Pakistan's total fertility rate (TFR) has been witnessed as 4.1 children per woman, while low contraception prevalence rate (CPR) has been observed that lies 30 per cent. Regional differences stresses the need to have area specific strategies …
Under the auspices of the LWSI Gossaigaon camp, an awareness programme on family planning and promotion of condom was held at Dinghidoba village, some 3 km away from Gossaigaon SDO (C) office with Mohd. Joynal Abedin, lecturer, Gossaigaon College in the chair. The programme was aimed at creating awareness and …
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Julah Majra in Nawanshahr district is one of the few villages in Punjab where one gets to savour an unusual sight. As the final bell rings at the government school here, hundreds of girls, clearly outnumbering the boys, tramp out of the classrooms.
Nicholas D. Kristof The New York Times, Published: April 4, 2009 For all the American and international efforts to fight global poverty, one thing is clear: Those efforts won
