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population
Why punitive population-control measures are harmful and distract from the real problem – inequality
Sushant Kumar
· Sep 16, 2022 · 09:00 am
The gaps in counting India’s disabled population
Abhishek Anicca, IndiaSpend
· Jul 22, 2022 · 01:30 pm
China’s population is about to shrink. Here’s what it means for India and the world
Xiujian Peng, The Conversation
· Jun 01, 2022 · 07:30 pm
Population control law will be introduced soon, says Union minister Prahlad Singh Patel
Scroll Staff
· Jun 01, 2022 · 10:49 am
India’s religious composition has largely remained same since first Census in 1951: Study
Scroll Staff
· Sep 21, 2021 · 09:30 pm
China officially adopts three-child policy
Scroll Staff
· Aug 20, 2021 · 02:45 pm
When England taxed bachelors to address its declining birth rate
Amy Froide, The Conversation
· Aug 15, 2021 · 11:30 pm
As UP BJP leaders call for population control plan, 50% of party MLAs have more than two children
Vijayta Lalwani
· Jul 14, 2021 · 09:00 am
Watch: How Beijing residents reacted to China’s new family planning policy allowing three children
Scroll Staff
· Jun 01, 2021 · 02:29 pm
In major policy shift, China allows couples to have up to three children
Scroll Staff
· May 31, 2021 · 03:31 pm
Where do India’s Muslims really stand on family planning? This book scrutinises the myths
SY Quraishi
· Mar 04, 2021 · 08:30 am
Does India really need a two-child law?
Shreya Khaitan, IndiaSpend.com
· Dec 19, 2020 · 01:30 pm
In charts: Why most Indian men live with their parents
Alice Evans
· Sep 05, 2020 · 07:30 am
Even with the lowest population growth rate, this Indian state has the world’s fastest-growing city
Niharika Sharma, qz.com
· Jan 10, 2020 · 08:30 pm
94% of women in Bihar know about contraception. Yet only 20% of them use it
Kumar Das, IndiaSpend.com
· Jul 24, 2019 · 08:30 pm
More men, crowded cities: Five charts show what India’s future looks like according to a UN report
Nithya Subramanian
· Jun 20, 2019 · 06:30 am
Ramdev is wrong, India should not adopt a punitive approach to population control
Kanika Sharma Mohan Rao
· Feb 12, 2019 · 02:30 pm
Bihar: ‘People who are less educated have more children,’ says Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi
Scroll Staff
· Jan 16, 2019 · 09:21 pm
Union minister Giriraj Singh demands law for population control
Scroll Staff
· Dec 26, 2018 · 10:12 am
Your Morning Fix: Why is the RBI involved in a public spat with the government?
Scroll Staff
· Oct 31, 2018 · 06:30 am
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