KOCHI: For every 100 men, there are 109 women in Kerala, one of the few places in the world where women outnumber men with such a wide margin.
According to Census 2011, whose provisional figures were released by the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India in New Delhi on Thursday, Kerala has the highest sex ratio among all Indian States.
Minister Krishna Tirath stresses the need for proper implementation of women and child development schemes
The lowest-ever child sex ratio of 914 overshadowed an increase in the overall sex ratio, which is now 940
Rise of 181 million in 10 years; decline in child sex ratio.
India's population has jumped to 1.21 billion, an increase of more than 181 million during 2001-11, according to provisional data of Census 2011 released on Thursday.
Though the population is almost equal to the combined population of the U.S., Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Japan (1,214.3 million), the silver lining is
Beijing couples who give birth to a second child will now be charged fines only if both the mother is younger than 28 years and the second child is born within four years after the first
Beijing, March 31: Beijing has become the second city in China after Shanghai to enjoy the benefits of a slightly relaxed family planning policy in what appears to be a gradual rollback of China
After taking advantage of the various accomplishments of the state to rake up praise for themselves, ministers should now hide their faces in shame. Provisional population figures of Census 2011 reveal Maharashtra
The gram panchayat of Dulat village in this district has been awarded a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh for showing the best results in correcting the skewed gender ratio (34 girls against 16 boys) in 2009.
Deputy Commissioner Vijay Singh Dahiya handed over the cheque to village sarpanch Nirmal Singh today.
The award has been given under the National Rural Health Mission.
Amid claims that there is a drastic improvement in the sex ratio profile of Punjab, the unpalatable truth is that preference among couples of not having children once they have a son is the highest in the country.
JAIPUR: Experts feel high infant mortality rate (IMR) in Rajasthan should be viewed in the context of the skewed sex ratio.
According to the latest IMR report, infant mortality in the state came down by three points in 2009 compared to the previous year but it is still high with 59 deaths per 1,000 child born, which is much above the national average of 50.
Landmark May Be Reached By November
In the midst of all the handwringing over population explosion, the Indian government might miss preparing for a global record-setting event
