Embryos obtained from test tubes are often defective, says study
Choosing the best embryo is the key to success in IVF
Cutting back
Sub-standard fertilisers destroying farm land in Nepal
Good for health, bad for fertility
Study shows antioxidants reduce ovulation in women
As told to Parliament (February 8, 2022): India’s per capita expenditure on health has increased
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Kerala sees sharp fall in sex ratio at birth despite being best in overall category
Bihar and Maharashtra are other major states where sex ratio at birth declined
India poised to surpass China's population
World population to touch 9.6 billion by 2050
What is leading to Africa’s baby boom
The continent will witness arrival of 2 billion babies between 2015 and 2050
World Population Day: call to end India's target-based approach to family planning
Two-child norm is endangering women's lives and skewing sex-ratio, say activists
Brigid’s Day: how a festival of fire and fertility connects Christian Ireland with its pagan past
The beliefs and lore around both Brigit the goddess and Brigid the saint are almost identical and it is generally accepted that one developed …
Potassium in our soil is running low, threatening global food security – new study proposes a way out
A proposal for a resolution on potassium at a future United Nations environment assembly holds the key to intergovernmental action
Alabama ruling frozen embryos are equivalent to living children has worrying implications for IVF
The judgement that in Australia only one embryo is transferred & none frozen is demonstrably false
Fertility in India is declining rapidly, says National Health Profile 2018
Total fertility rate falls below two children per woman in 12 states, reaches replacement levels in 9 others
Lakshadweep administration’s proposed two-child norm defies all logic
There is no evidence that a two-child policy is effective even for states which have high fertility rates than Lakshadweep
‘India’s growing and aging populations require investments across all sectors’
Down To Earth speaks to demography expert Poonam Muttreja about the findings of the latest National Family Health Survey
One in six people worldwide affected by infertility, finds WHO
Urgent need to expand access to prevention, diagnosis and treatments; rates of infertility are similar across all countries and regions
Fertility rate down in most states, NFHS-5 finds
Kerala only state to record increase in fertility rate, phase 1 of survey finds; urban women had lower fertility rate than women in rural areas …
Adolescent fertility rate, teenage pregnancies decline in Indian states: NFHS-5
Tripura records the highest adolescent fertility rate for women aged 15-19 years; Goa the least
Male fertility crisis: What environmental contaminants have got to do with it
The way environmental factors affect fertility and cause effects over multiple generations may involve the epigenome of sperm
Fertility in 91 countries insufficient to maintain population: study
The baby bust in 91 countries, including Singapore, Spain, Portugal and South Korea is happening simultaneous to a baby boom in 104 countries, …
Why the debate over India’s population explosion is on the wrong track
According to government data, India’s Total Fertility Rate has already reached replacement levels
Revised global population forecast predicts slight increase
Instead of 8.5 billion in 2030 and 9.7 billion in 2050, population will touch 8.6 billion in 2030 and 9.8 billion in 2050
Economic Survey 2018-19: School going population peaks as fertility rate declines
Nine states, which have fertility rates well below the replacement rate, will have an aged population by 2030s
Scientists identify genetic factors responsible for infertility among Indian men
Hyderabad-based scientists find that the deletions on Y chromosome of infertile Indian men are vastly different from such deletions seen among …
Scientists assess how continuous use of fertilisers affects soil bacteria
Application of Nitrogen Phosporus Potassium with farmyard manure increases the minerals' availability in the soil as compared to other treatments