Higher GDP, lower health expenses: A study documents financial benefits of family planning in India

Currently, family planning gets barely 4% of India’s National Health Mission allocations.

Poonam Muttreja, IndiaSpend.com

· Mar 02, 2019 · 08:30 pm

How researchers in India are getting couples in rural areas to talk about family planning

Open communication and new contraceptive methods are slowly changing the conversation.

Hannah Harris Green

· Oct 16, 2018 · 01:30 pm

Is RSS planning to take leadership of the Ayodhya movement from VHP?

The Sangh has devised a new strategy to bring its affiliates closer and push the agenda for a Ram temple.

Dhirendra K Jha

· Jan 11, 2016 · 09:15 am

How the Sangh Parivar is taking over education and culture institutions

To propagate the Parivar's brand of 'cultural nationalism', the government is purging some institutions and making suspect appointments in others.

Praful Bidwai

· Dec 25, 2014 · 12:30 pm

How one district in MP persuaded young couples to start using contraceptives

In Madhya Pradesh's Barwani district, most brides get pregnant by the time they are 16. But an education campaign by the Family Planning Association of India has improved contraception use from 2% to 24%.

Aarefa Johari

· May 08, 2014 · 07:09 am