Population Controls
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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
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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
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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
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Opinion: Why is Modi the only prime minister who is haunted by Nehru’s ghost?
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DU professor arrested for social media post about claimed shivling in Gyanvapi mosque
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‘The bell-eared demon’: When Swami Vivekananda warned how worship could become fanaticism
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In Varanasi, worried Muslims flock to Gyanvapi mosque in greater numbers after part of it is sealed
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Assam NRC coordinator files FIR against predecessor for ‘anti-national activities’
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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
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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
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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
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‘How may I help you?’: This robot is assisting commuters at Bengaluru airport
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Caught on camera: Inflatable pool bursts at waterpark and floods nearby homes in Thailand
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Caught on camera: The moment when students ran out of classrooms after an earthquake
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Watch: Woman in Ukrainian flag colours protests against war crimes at Cannes, removed by security
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'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
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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