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For first time, India records more women than men, finds latest NFHS
Fp Staff •As per the fifth round of the National Family and Health Survey (NFHS), there are 1,020 women for every 1,000 men
NFHS Survey: Fertility rate dips to 2.0; more than half women, children anaemic in 14 states, UTs
•The Centre has released the factsheets of key indicators on population, reproductive and child health, family welfare, nutrition and others for India as well as 14 states and UTs under phase two, of the 2019-21 NFHS-5
India expected to become world's most populous country in six years; reducing birth rate key to keep check on growth
Hassank •India can bring a turnaround in its population growth rate in another 37 years, provided it manages to bring down the birth rate, or total fertility rate (TFR), below 2.0 between 2035-2040, and then achieve a TFR of 1.8 by 2061
Giriraj Singh's nasbandi theory: A clever ploy for BJP to increase Hindu vote bank
Garga Chatterjee •Contrary to what Bharatiya Janata Party leader Giriraj Singh recently said, high population growth is not a national problem. It's centred to six states in India — Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, where the BJP won 60 percent of its total seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha election
Infant deaths: Gujarat, Uttarakhand numbers rise; Delhi, North East see a healthy drop
Fp Staff •The recent data released by the SRS Bulletin highlights a gradual decrease in number of infant deaths in certain Indian states and union territories.
More babies should live in order to curb India’s population growth
Ians •If India has to curb its population growth, a higher survival rate for its babies is an important factor, our analysis of government data indicates.