Female foeticide refers to the horrible practice of aborting a female foetus. It stems from deep chauvinistic attitudes present in India and it's one of the reasons for the low sex ratio prevalent ...

This legislation was intended to combat female foeticide and enhance the sex ratio in the country. As per the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, no hospital or ...

Belagavi: Karnataka has registered eight cases related to female foeticide since the start of 2023-24, leading to the arrest of 46 individuals, Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao ...

The actual act of foeticide almost always happens outside of the formal medical system, thanks to India’s teeming army of ...

Haryana has consistently recorded the lowest sex ratio, the consequence of a mix of social hostility towards girl children ...

The objective of this scheme is to promote the birth of girl child, prevent female foeticide and gender imbalance," Pandey said. "Female foeticide is also a moral and social issue. We appeal to ...

The Bihar government is alarmed over the state's abysmal "sex ratio at birth" (SRB) which has been flagged in the latest report of the Centre, and decided to strictly implement measures for checking ...

Held annually on the first Sunday of January, this year’s event aims to raise awareness about pressing social issues such as child marriage and female foeticide under the theme “Protecting ...