Population Control
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As rural villages face extinction, Japan is paying families 1 million yen to move out of Tokyo
The main purpose of the scheme is to contribute both to easing overcrowding in the Tokyo region and revitalising remote areas of Japan.
Peter Matanle, The Conversation
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BJP MP Ravi Kishan pushes for population control bill
A Member of Parliament from Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur constituency, the actor-turned-politician has four children.
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Population control law will be introduced soon, says Union minister Prahlad Singh Patel
Since Independence, laws on a two-child policy have been proposed in Parliament more than 35 times, but have never been passed.
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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China officially adopts three-child policy
China changed its population policy after it registered a declining population growth rate over the last decade.
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Bihar BJP chief supports one-child rule in state, praises UP’s draft population policy
Sanjay Jaiswal’s comment comes after Bihar CM Nitish Kumar said laws alone will not help control a population explosion.
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UP population control bill can increase imbalance between different communities, says VHP
Opposition leaders also criticised the Adityanath government’s proposed law, which bars couples with more than two children from receiving government benefits.
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Video
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Adopt ‘decent family planning’ policy to reduce poverty: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma tells Muslims
The chief minister also said that the state Assembly will pass a new law against illegal cattle smuggling in its next sitting.
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Does India really need a two-child law?
Experts believe coercive family planning could have unintended impacts like selective and unsafe abortions and a further skew in the country’s sex ratio.
Shreya Khaitan, IndiaSpend.com
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Coercing people into family planning would be counter-productive, Centre tells Supreme Court
The health ministry also submitted that India was witnessing a constant decline in the Total Fertility Rate.
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The Reel
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From 2021, no government jobs in Assam for people with more than two children
‘Implementing the population policy was necessary given the pressure on land and resources’ in the state, said a minister.
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‘Modi shouldn’t lose voting rights just for being third child’: Asaduddin Owaisi on Ramdev’s idea
Ramdev had on Sunday said that the third child in a family should not have voting rights.
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‘Third child should not be allowed to vote’: Ramdev suggests punitive measures to control population
He also called for prohibition and a ban on cow slaughter across the country.
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The Field
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