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 …
The world's population of seven billion is set to rise to at least 10 billion by 2100, but could top 15 billion if birth rates are just slightly higher than expected, the United Nations said on Wednesday. In a report ahead of ceremonies on October 31 to mark the seven …
Though there have been signs of some improvement in the female sex ratio in Himachal Pradesh, state’s health is exploring possibilities of introducing an innovative scheme called ‘mother tracking’. Gujarat has successfully adopted this model for women and child health care. The scheme, which is expected to be functional next …
The planet’s seven billionth human is due to arrive on Oct. 31, according to the United Nations Population Fund, and a village in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh is likely to hog the limelight for this population landmark. The U.N. agency has said it cannot pinpoint “the exact …
Nearly five years after approving it for free use as a IVF drug, the Health Ministry Monday suspended the use of Letrozole with immediate effect, citing “likely risk”. Letrozole — a Aromatose Inhibitor drug that blocks the action of estrogen — is used to prevent recurrence of breast cancer. The …
New Delhi: Institutional deliveries, where children are delivered at health centres or hospitals, have picked up in India over the last five-odd years. Around 60 lakh more infants were born in safe confines of healthcare centres in 2010-11 as compared to 2005-06. \ According to health ministry records, India saw …
NEW DELHI, 12 OCT: A World Bank flagship report today lauded India for bringing down the fertility rate in the country from almost six children per woman to around 2.3 in 35 years saying it’s “much more rapid than in other countries”. The World Development Report 2012: Gender Equality and …
The Beti Bachao Abhiyan will be launched in the State with traditional Navami Poojan at CM House on October 5. An oath will be taken in all the districts of the State for saving daughters. Programmes will also be held at district headquarters on the occasion. Chouhan will administer the …
This State of World Population report looks at dynamics behind the numbers & explains trends that are defining our world of 7 bn. Says that with planning and the right investments in people now our world of 7 bn can have thriving sustainable cities. This year's State of World Population …
A horrifying number of 55,053 female foetuses are being aborted every year in Maharashtra after sex selection tests. This was disclosed by the state coordinator for United Nations Population Fund Agency (UNPFA), Anuja Gulati, at a seminar organised by the PM Shah Foundation and Lek Ladki Abhiyaan in the city …
The BJP government, which is planning to launch the 'Save Girl'campaign from October 5 across the state with great fanfare, is considering framing of a law making it mandatory for husbands to take care of their spouses parents, if they have no son. Confirming it, official sources said the proposal …
It is ironic that India, which is aiming to become a hub of medical tourism and boasts of world class medical facilties, cannot provide even basic midwifery services and primary health care to thousands of pregnant women. Not only is the country’s maternal mortality rate high, in some districts like …
The Pune branch of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) would soon launch a project, Sukanya, to save the girl child and spread awareness about having a healthy child, be it male or female. The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has extended its support to this project. The president of IMA, Pune …
The state government plans to rope in more than 4,000 anganwadi workers across Maharashtra to play the role of whistleblowers against families and doctors misusing sonography machines to identify and abort female foetuses. The shameful drop in girl child ratio to 880 per 1,000 males has propelled the state to …
Total fertility rate dips in state, most urban families not going for children Himachal Pradesh’s early exuberance over 12.81 per cent decline in the population growth rate, especially in the urban towns like Shimla reflected in the 2011 census data is, turning out to be a warning signal for the …
Thirty districts of Madhya Pradesh have achieved 100 per cent success in Ladli Laxmi Yojna launched with a view to developing a positive thinking among people about the birth of girl child. The districts have achieved 100 per cent to 162 percent success against the target given to them in …
The United Nations Population Fund will raise $70 million for 2012-16 Eighth Country Programme aimed at supporting lifesaving services and maternal health and tackling violence against women in Bangladesh. ‘We should invest more in maternal health, in the education of young people, especially girls, in voluntary family planning and in …
PARIS: The world population will reach seven billion later this year, with increases in the number of people in Africa offsetting birth rate drops elsewhere, according to a new French study published on Thursday. Looking much further ahead, the National Institute for Demographic Studies (INED) predicts a continuing rise in …
The city’s Ganesha mandals will now spread awareness on female foeticide after the dipping child sex ratio and rising cases of female foeticide in the state that has become a cause of worry for everyone. Narendra Dahibavkar, co-ordinator of the Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Samanvay Samiti (SGSS), an umbrella organisation of Ganpati …
Data for selected indicators associated with sociodemographic characteristics among ever-married women, contraception use, child vaccination, antenatal care practices and health conditions were extracted from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Surveys conducted in 1993–94, 1996–1997, 1999–2000, 2004 and 2007. Results for the whole sample and for the poorest and the richest …
The 2011 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) is the fourth nationally representative comprehensive survey conducted as part of the worldwide Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) project in the country. The principal objective of the 2011 NDHS is to provide current and reliable data on fertility and family planning, child …
