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Outdated contraception, early conception: Counting the babies that India didn't plan for
July 30, 2026 1:05 am
India's overall birth rate looks stable. But strip away the unplanned pregnancies and the unintended children born just to get a son, and the true preferred number is much lower and still falling.
What Madhuri Jain Grover doesn't get about children, poverty and women's choices
July 15, 2026 7:22 pm
The ‘Lock Upp’ remark mistakes a symptom for the cause. Demography, economics and India's own history show that poverty drives higher fertility—not the other way around
More children isn’t the answer to delimitation, tax challenges
June 26, 2026 8:13 pm
There is no case for any state to raise the fertility rate. We are still quite far away from stabilising our population. Lack of population is not what is hindering the states from growing faster
Elon Musk sparks debate on India’s falling fertility rate; what it means for the future
June 13, 2026 4:03 pm
The billionaire took to X to share that "Delhi’s fertility rate now sits at 1.2, lower than Finland’s."
India’s fertility rate drops 'below replacement level'; Elon Musk weighs in with warning
June 07, 2026 8:52 pm
Over time, this can lead to a decline in population size and a rise in the share of older people.
'Doctoron ne mana...': Gurmeet Choudhary on wife Debinna's miscarriages; expert weighs in
June 03, 2026 7:01 pm
Gurmeet Choudhary and Debinna Bonnerjee opened up about their years-long fertility journey, multiple miscarriages, and the emotional challenges they faced before becoming parents to daughters Lianna and Divisha.
Health indicators point to gains on infant mortality, total fertility rate but large disparities remain
May 27, 2026 1:57 pm
Read together, the data does not present a single India on the cusp of its demographic dividend, but two demographic realities moving at different speeds
Fertility expert says, 'IVF is oversold in India’; points out how sleep, diet, and stress impact sperm and eggs
April 21, 2026 5:32 pm
Fertility care should be tailored to each individual and guided by medical advice
Alia Bhatt reacts as BFF Akansha Ranjan Kapoor talks about freezing her eggs: 'Injecting myself with fat needles every day'
March 09, 2026 3:00 pm
Egg freezing can be empowering, but it's important to approach it with clear information and realistic expectations
Andhra Pradesh to give Rs 25,000 for second, third child as Chandrababu Naidu pushes ‘population boost’
March 06, 2026 4:18 am
The move comes amid concerns over the state’s ageing population, which has prompted a number of measures.
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