Monday, 5 December, 2022
TopicChild sex ratio

Topic: child sex ratio

It’s girls! Surprise in survey as north India improves in sex ratio at birth, south worsens

Nikhil Rampal -
According to report by think tank Pew Research Center, sex ratio at birth has improved most in Punjab & Haryana. There's also been a notable decline in 'son preference' across India.

Delhi shows sharpest drop in sex ratio, govt calls out 4 states for ‘continuous decline’

Sanya Dhingra -
Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, and Haryana among states/UTs lauded for registering an improvement on sex ratio at birth, in letter from WCD, health ministries.

Haryana’s worst sex-ratio offenders are welcoming the girl child, and everyone is invited

Jyoti Yadav -
Across Haryana's Ahirwal belt that spans Rewari, Mahendragarh and Narnaul, villages are performing 'kuan pujan', a ritual earlier observed for boys, on the birth of girl children.

Rajasthan’s districts with worst child sex ratio are improving — one step at a time

Moushumi Das Gupta -
Jhunjhunu and Sikar had the worst child sex ratio of Rajasthan's 33 districts as per Census 2011. But policy intervention has significantly helped the cause since.

The Indian state where development is more on a par with Pakistan than India

Ratnadeep Choudhary -
Like Pakistan, Uttar Pradesh is home to about 200 million people, which it can’t seem to take care of very well.

Gender bias kills more than 600 girls aged below 5 in India every day, finds study in Lancet

Sanya Dhingra -
Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan & Madhya Pradesh accounted for close to 70 per cent of the total avoidable deaths, study published in Lancet has found.

Even money won’t make Indians prefer daughters over sons

S. Anukriti -
Fertility reduction and a gender-balanced population often appear as conflicting objectives, as targeting one may worsen the other.

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Opinion

Megha Thakur was no run-of-the-mill pretty face, but an influencer who touched many lives

Antara Baruah -
21-yr-old Indian-Canadian Instagram star and TikTok celebrity Megha Thakur, who died this week, subverted the expectations of a content creator by opening up her mind and heart.
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Economy

51 cow universities, old pension scheme, jobs — what RSS affiliates want from 2023 Budget

Shanker Arnimesh -
Welfare schemes and ‘self-reliance’ figure high on Sangh organisations’ wishlists for finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman ahead of the Budget, which she will present on 1 February.

Defence

The National War Memorial at India Gate, New Delhi | Photo: Suchet Vir Singh | ThePrint

A walk around National War Memorial to read 8 stories of heroism on 51st anniversary of 1971 war

Suchet Vir Singh -
ThePrint walks around the National War Memorial at India Gate in New Delhi & looks back at the stories of those who sacrificed their lives in the war and were awarded top gallantry medals.

National Interest

Illustration: Soham Sen | ThePrint

Gujarat election is anything but dull. BJP’s political neurosis about AAP is the hidden headline

Shekhar Gupta -
Gujarat is the only state where Modi is directly in contention. Even if he wins, the team that runs him closest has much to gain.

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