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Problematic Numbers: Vietnam’s worsening sex ratio imbalance
The imbalance is partly a result of society’s preference for boys, where traditionally, a female child is valued less than a male
The Pro-Life argument: South Korea split on revision of abortion law
The South Korean government has announced plans to reverse the blanket ban on abortions that was imposed in 1953 and revise the law to permit a...
With one million RT-PCR tests, city covers 12 per cent of population
With the new cases in the city hovering around 1,200 every day, the Greater Chennai Corporation has crossed one million RT-PCR tests since the...
Active cases down to 156 from 167 per lakh
The city is inching towards one lakh COVID-19 cases, having crossed 97,000 cases already. However, much to the relief of the administrators, the...
China forces birth control on Uighurs to suppress population
The Chinese government is taking draconian measures to slash birth rates among Uighurs and other minorities as part of a sweeping campaign to curb its...
Methods to the madness: The unspoken reason for lockdowns
Governments cannot openly admit that the controlled easing of lockdowns will help achieve herd immunity to the virus. They can only hope that a...
Scientists find 75-90 pc decline in Leopard population in India
Leopard population has declined 75-90 per cent in India, according to a study which has suggested that the carnivore demand similar conservation...
India's claim about decline in population of minorities in Pak...
Pakistan on Wednesday once again rejected the allegations of persecution of its minorities and said India's claim that the population of Hindus in the...