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‘Marry early, have 5 children’: BJP MP prescribes fix for ‘demographic change’
BJP MP Gajendra Singh Patel urged youth to marry early and have five children to counter “demographic change,” citing birth rates, conversions, at a Barwani event.
Private hospitals drive surge in C-section deliveries across India
Caesarean sections are now the norm in Indian private hospitals, accounting for over half of all births. Eastern and southern states show particularly high rates. Nationally, C-section births have steadily risen over two decades. Government hospitals see a sl…
The Global Fertility Crisis Is Worse Than You Probably Think
Everybody knows about the decline in birthrates. Fewer people understand why—or just how significantly it could transform society in the next few decades.
BORIS JOHNSON: Falling birth rates AREN'T a disaster, they're the best bit of global news in a long time
In the hilltop villages of Tuscany, where I was recently, the bells are tolling for far more funerals than weddings.