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India has made notable strides in reducing sex-based discrimination: Union
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Addressing the gathering, the Union Health Minister expressed optimism about the nation's progress toward gender equality. Citing the latest Sample Registration Survey (SRS) report for 2021-23, the Minister highlighted a significant improvement in the Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB).
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Parliamentary panel gets extension for examining Child Marriage (Amendment
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu has granted an extension to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports for Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill 2021, which proposes to raise the minimum age of marriag
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New pollutants linked to altered ratio of baby boys to girls: Study
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
California [US], December 3 (ANI): According to a study, the changes in the human sex ratio at birth, defined as the percentage of newborn boys has been associated with the presence of air and water pollutants, but are not predictably linked with seasonality or weather.
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Sex ratio at birth improved from 918 to 931 in five years: Smriti Irani
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Sept 6 (ANI): Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Smriti Irani said on Friday that Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB) has improved by 13 points from 918 to 931 at the national level in last five years.
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U'khand: No girl born in 132 villages of Uttarkashi district in three mont
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) [India], July 21 (ANI): At a time when the Central government has been aggressively promoting its 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' scheme, sex ratio at birth data from 132 villages in Uttarkashi district reveal that no girl child was born in these areas in the last three mo
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Sex ratio at birth improves at national level
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Ministry Of Women And Child Development revealed that Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB) is showing improving trends and SRB has increased from 923 to 931 at National level for the time period between F.Y. 2015-16 and 2018-19.
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Child sex ratio at birth sees hike in Rajasthan
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], July 5 (ANI): Child sex ratio at birth has increased to 948 girls per 1,000 boys, Rajasthan's health department said citing data retrieved with the help of pregnancy and child tracking system (PCTS).
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Haryana's sex ratio improves
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 15 (ANI): The sex ratio at birth in Haryana has improved.
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