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Sunday, September 21, 2025
TopicPopulation control

Topic: Population control

Tax sops, incentives in jobs & education: Sena MP moves bill to promote 2-child policy

Shiv Sena MP Anil Desai moves Constitution (Amendment) Bill to check population growth, says those not adhering to small family norm shouldn't get incentives.

RSS wants national debate on population control, but will focus on creating awareness first

According to the RSS’ initial assessment, most political parties are likely to support the issue the way they did when Article 370 was scrapped in Jammu and Kashmir.

No govt jobs for those with more than 2 children: Can Assam’s plan check population growth?

The Assam government announced this week that people who have more than two children will not be eligible for government jobs, with effect from 1 January 2021.

Court junks plea for population control law after Modi govt silence

The Delhi High Court has disposed of a petition that sought directions to the Modi government to devise a population-control law. 

‘Population Control Board’ to get a bigger office and ‘new chapter’ begins in Kashmir

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Modi govt has been working for a Uniform Civil Code and we didn’t even notice. Until now

In the absence of 'common civil code', religious prerogative of one community in a secular society has become a contentious issue in India.

Growth pangs, jobs crisis seen to be behind Modi’s call for population control

In his I-Day address Thursday, PM Modi equated family planning to patriotism as he called for population control.

Does Modi’s population control call signal India unable to leverage demographic dividend?

In his Independence Day speech, PM Narendra Modi said India needs to control its population.

‘Keeping one’s family small an act of patriotism’: PM Modi calls for population control

Addressing the issue for the first time, PM Modi expressed concern over the steep rise in India's population, and said the Centre and states should look at measures to deal with it.

India gets its biggest defence reform but the key lies in mandate given to CDS

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Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

60 yrs on, veterans recall lessons from 1965 India-Pakistan war. ‘Equipment alone doesn’t win battles’

A common thread runs through the memories of soldiers of the 1965 war—ingenuity, courage and camaraderie that withstood an apparently technologically superior foe.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.