PANAJI: Indian Medical Association (IMA) president Dr RV Asokan called for the legalisation of prenatal gender determination tests, arguing Sunday that the current ban has not substantially impacted India’s skewed sex ratio in three decades.Prenatal gender determination and sex-selective abortions have been illegal in India under the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act since…
NEW DELHI: By 2036, India’s population is expected to reach 152.2 crore, with a slightly improved female percentage of 48.8% as compared to 48.5% in 2011, a report published by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MoSPI) showed on Monday.The report – ‘Women and Men in India 2023’ – projects that the proportion of…
PUNE: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar Wednesday kicked up a storm with his reference to Draupadi‘s marriage to five men, and a promise to allocate funds only if people voted for the Mahayuti candidate, in Indapur.Addressing a gathering in Baramati constituency, Ajit said: “The ratio in some districts had dipped to 850 females against…
