scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Thursday, January 29, 2026
TopicReproduction

Topic: reproduction

In light of Delhi HC ruling on reproduction after death, here’s how different countries handle it

A Delhi HC has granted a couple access to their dead son's sperm, referencing international judgments. Worldwide, laws on posthumous reproduction vary from regulation to outright bans.

Why Delhi HC’s ruling allowing parents custody of deceased son’s sperm will set precedent

Paving way for posthumous reproduction, court said case raised moral & legal issues not covered under existing Indian law. It relied on laws in various countries to decide matter.

How the world demonised masturbation—blindness, hairy palms to tuberculosis

In 'Dr Cuterus: Everything Nobody Tells You About Your Body', Dr Tanaya Narendra breaks the stigma around sex, reproduction, and lots more.

‘Didn’t want others to know I had miscarried’—Women in Sundarbans struggle for healthcare

All of 22 and already worn down by health problems for over three to four years, as Meenu Sardar stepped out to fetch water...

Modi cabinet approves bill to regulate fertility clinics offering IVF & other services

The Assisted Reproductive Technology Regulation Bill intends to provide ‘safe and ethical’ procedures to over 27 million infertile couples in India.

Zebrafish has clues on looks vs personality debate for you to choose suitable partner

The relative importance of looks and personality when choosing a mate, and how they interact with one another, provokes endless debate.

On Camera

How Djokovic & his luck outplayed opponents in major tournaments—walkovers to retirements

By the 2024 US Open, ESPN noted that Djokovic had advanced via opponent retirements or walkovers 16 times at Majors, the most of any male player in the Open Era.

Congress calls India’s GDP numbers ‘suspect’, alleges manipulation by Modi govt

In AICC report ‘Real State of the Economy 2026’, Congress flags ‘central contradiction’ in economy, calls for data review pointing to jobs, FDI, manufacturing slump & inequality.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.