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TopicFertility rate

Topic: fertility rate

India’s fertility rate below replacement level, financial strain a key factor, finds UN report

United Nations Population Fund report ‘State of World Population 2025’ highlights India was able to slow down population growth organically via education and awareness.

Dr. Mona Dahiya – The Best Fertility Doctor in Delhi

Consult Dr. Mona Dahiya, Delhi's top fertility expert with 25 years of experience and 25,000+ successful IVF cases—personalised, advanced care.

West panic over baby bust isn’t for economists to fix. Leave it to the feminists

Wealthy countries in the West and Asia aren’t producing enough new people but are retaining existing ones longer. The question is, will this become a woman’s burden?

Less than a decade old, Jaipur Metro struggles to stay relevant

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

India’s fertility rate plunged in last 70 yrs, population to shrink further by 2050 — Lancet study

The study predicts a divided world, with high-income nations facing ageing populations and low-income regions struggling with resource constraints amid high birth rates.

Christianity, polygamy, tribal insecurities — Meghalaya has a high fertility problem

The cascading impact of the high fertility rate isn’t just causing unemployment woes. It’s giving birth to a generation of malnourished children.

South Korea’s fertility rate – already the world’s lowest – drops further, data shows

The average number of expected babies per South Korean woman over fell to 0.78 in 2022 down from 0.81 a year earlier, the official annual reading from the Statistics Korea showed.

Chinese advisor suggests maternity leave, insurance for unmarried moms to boost birth rate

Unmarried mothers in China are subjected to penalties such as social support fees and are denied maternity leave, insurance, says media reports.

To make babies or not? That’s the dilemma in China as cost of raising kids soars & soars

The cost of childcare in China is now higher than US, France, Japan and Germany. Thanks to years of state-driven one-child policy and falling fertility rate.

On Camera

RSS is warming up to Yogi Adityanath. CM has many more boxes to tick

It’s not just the Opposition parties Yogi Adityanath has to contend with. His detractors within the BJP are no less formidable.

Modi govt’s PM internship scheme saw high attrition in Year 1. Just 30% joined, 41% quit midway

According to government reply in Lok Sabha, the pilot phase of PMIS is being used to test concepts, strategies and systems before a full-scale implementation of the scheme.

After Op Sindoor, India goes in for more Heron Mk IIs; Israel frontrunner for mega MALE drones deal

Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.