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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

US pilot rescue in Iran must be seen more than war cost. Nation protects its warriors

A live American pilot paraded on Iranian state television would have been an intelligence windfall and a propaganda coup of historic proportions.

What to expect from China’s new 5-year plan—trade innovation, tensions with partners

ASEAN is struggling against a flood of 'underpriced Chinese goods', while Brazil has imposed anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.