Lakshadweep administration’s proposed two-child norm defies all logic

There is no evidence that a two-child policy is effective even for states which have high fertility rates than Lakshadweep

‘India’s growing and aging populations require investments across all sectors’

Down To Earth speaks to demography expert Poonam Muttreja about the findings of the latest National Family Health Survey

Adolescent fertility rate, teenage pregnancies decline in Indian states: NFHS-5

Tripura records the highest adolescent fertility rate for women aged 15-19 years; Goa the least

Fertility rate down in most states, NFHS-5 finds

Kerala only state to record increase in fertility rate, phase 1 of survey finds; urban women had lower fertility rate than women in rural areas …

Fertility in 91 countries insufficient to maintain population: study

The baby bust in 91 countries, including Singapore, Spain, Portugal and South Korea is happening simultaneous to a baby boom in 104 countries, …

Why the debate over India’s population explosion is on the wrong track

According to government data, India’s Total Fertility Rate has already reached replacement levels

Revised global population forecast predicts slight increase

Instead of 8.5 billion in 2030 and 9.7 billion in 2050, population will touch 8.6 billion in 2030 and 9.8 billion in 2050 

Economic Survey 2018-19: School going population peaks as fertility rate declines

Nine states, which have fertility rates well below the replacement rate, will have an aged population by 2030s

Fertility in India is declining rapidly, says National Health Profile 2018

Total fertility rate falls below two children per woman in 12 states, reaches replacement levels in 9 others

UK fertility clinics offering unverified add-on services

A research paper finds that only 13 of 74 clinics substantiated the claims on their websites

How Nuh’s maternal mortality rate dropped 32 points in just 4 years

Incentivising institutional deliveries don’t necessarily ensure a pregnant woman’s nutritional health 

Population populism: How redundant is UP’s two-child policy?

The recent UP Population Policy aims to reduce the state’s current total fertility rate, which is 2.7, and bring it down to 2.1 

As told to Parliament (February 8, 2022): India’s per capita expenditure on health has increased  

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Population populism: UP draft population bill will impact the vulnerable, especially women

The focus must be on safeguarding women and girls’ reproductive health. Smaller families can be achieved by ensuring gender equality, …

When birth control means business

Government’s scheme to give monetary remuneration to health workers for counselling couples on family planning may just backfire, says …

What is leading to Africa’s baby boom

The continent will witness arrival of 2 billion babies between 2015 and 2050

World Population Day: call to end India's target-based approach to family planning

Two-child norm is endangering women's lives and skewing sex-ratio, say activists