Andhra govt shuts down 42 sex determination centres

Last Updated: Monday, March 4, 2013, 20:54

Andhra Pradesh government has shut down 42 sex determination centres recently to check the declining child sex ratio in the state.

AP government shuts down 42 sex determination centres

Last Updated: Monday, March 4, 2013, 20:41

Andhra Pradesh government shut down 42 sex determination centres to check declining child sex ratio in state, Andhra Pradesh Health and Family Welfare Minister D L Ravindra Reddy told reporters.

Docs should protect every child, right from conception: APJ Abdul Kalam

Last Updated: Thursday, January 24, 2013, 19:11

An enlightened doctor can never be a conspirator in female foeticide and should be the protector of the child from conception to birth, former President APJ Abdul Kalam said here on Thursday.

Action plan soon to address declining child sex ratio: Govt

Last Updated: Thursday, January 24, 2013, 17:25

The child sex ratio in the country, according to census 2011, is 914 girls for 1000 boys.

`National Girl Child Day` being observed today

Last Updated: Thursday, January 24, 2013, 11:11

Ministry of Women and Child Development has been taking a multi pronged approach to address and reverse the trend of declining child sex ratio in the country.

`Robust institutional efforts needed to curb skewed child sex ratio`

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 16, 2013, 23:09

Measures to curb the declining child sex ratio in the country should be further anchored in robust institutional capacity, Ghulam Nabi Azad said.

Focus on mission to save girl child: Raj Minister

Last Updated: Thursday, November 29, 2012, 22:17

Rajasthan govt asked health officials to focus on a mission to save girl child and initiate steps to improve the child sex ratio in the state.

Women too turn against the girl child

Last Updated: Thursday, November 22, 2012, 12:08

India’s already grim sex ratio scenario runs the risk of turning worse with more women than men preferring sons over daughters.

Delhi`s sex ratio increases, still below national ratio

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 20, 2012, 20:17

Delhi`s sex ratio has increased from 821 in 2001 census to 866 in 2011 but it is still below the national ratio, according to data released by Delhi Government which puts the city`s population at 1.67 crore.