In China, the ‘one-child policy’ has left about a million bereaved parents alone in old age

The childless citizens feel forgotten as their government has moved further away from the birth-planning scheme.

Lihong Shi, The Conversation

· Jul 02, 2021 · 09:30 pm

In major policy shift, China allows couples to have up to three children

China’s earlier two-child policy did not have the effect needed to counter its current population structure and ageing problem, experts believe.

Scroll Staff

· May 31, 2021 · 03:31 pm

Is climate change turning more and more couples away from the idea of parenthood?

Even Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have said that they’ll have only two children at most, for the sake of the planet.

Melissa Pappas, The Conversation

· Jan 16, 2020 · 11:30 pm

94% of women in Bihar know about contraception. Yet only 20% of them use it

At an average of 3.4 children per woman, the state’s fertility rate is the highest in India.

Kumar Das, IndiaSpend.com

· Jul 24, 2019 · 08:30 pm

Delhi High Court seeks Centre’s response on plea to implement two-child policy

The bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice Brijesh Sethi asked the government what action has been taken to control the country’s population.

Scroll Staff

· May 29, 2019 · 02:39 pm

Assam’s two-child norm could hit the poor, women and Muslims the hardest

The state should focus on enabling measures like women’s education and not disqualify people with more than two children from jobs and contesting elections.

Pallavi Gupta

· Jun 14, 2017 · 02:30 pm

'It doesn't work': Why Assam's two-child policy plan is being criticised by public health experts

Activists say it targets the state's Bengali-Muslim population.

Arunabh Saikia

· Apr 12, 2017 · 10:30 am

Why scrapping the one-child policy will do little to change China's population

The move to a 'two-child policy' is unlikely to boost population growth, which has been stalling for years now.

Stuart Gietel-Basten, The Conversation

· Oct 31, 2015 · 06:30 am