Population Control
- All
- News
- Videos
-
Why Is China Taxing Condoms, Birth Control Pills Now? Policy Shift Explained
China has begun imposing a 13 percentsales tax on contraceptives such as condoms, birth control pills, and devices from January 1, 2026, while exempting childcare services from value-added tax (VAT).
-
Pakistan Denied GST Relief On Condoms By IMF Despite Population Boom
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has declined Pakistan's request to immediately scrap the 18 per cent General Sales Tax (GST) on contraceptives, dealing a blow to the government's push to make birth control more affordable.
-
Mumbai Civic Body Intensifies Animal Birth Control Drive To Regulate Stray Dog Population
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has stepped up the implementation of its Animal Birth Control (ABC) programme in Mumbai in an effort to regulate the growing population of stray dogs across the city.
-
'10% Of India Controls Army': In Bihar, Rahul Gandhi's Remark Kicks Up Row
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi kicked up a row Tuesday after he said the Army is 'under the control of 10 per cent of the country's population (referring to the so-called upper castes)'.
-
Assam Eases Population Control Norms For Micro Communities
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday indicated the state government is preparing to introduce new bills to ban polygamy and address so-called "love jihad" in the upcoming assembly session.
-
Need To Shut Population Control Programmes: PM's Economic Advisor
India does not have an aging population yet but it is time to consider the future and shut down the birth control programmes, Sanjeev Sanyal, member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Economic Advisory Council, told NDTV today.
-
"Who Is He To Interfere In People's Lives?" A Owaisi On RSS Chief's 3-Child Push
Criticising RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat for saying that every Indian couple should have three children, MP and AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi has said there should not be interference of this kind in people's personal lives.
-
Mother-To-Child HIV Transmission Declined By 84% From 2010-2024: Minister
The number of vertical (mother-to-child) transmission of HIV has declined by around 84 per cent said Anupriya Patel, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, in the Parliament during the ongoing Monsoon Session.
-
Controversial Study Says Wolves Can Help Scotland Meet Climate Goals. Here's How
Scotland's red deer population has skyrocketed to approximately 400,000, with no natural predators like grey wolves to control their numbers.
-
"Population Control": MK Stalin On Why Tamil Nadu Losing Out In Delimitation
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK chief MK Stalin has again weighed in on the row over the decreasing number of parliamentary seats for the southern states after delimitation. This he said, is because the state has implemented the family planning pro
-
Pregnant Great White Shark Killed in Queensland to Aid in Scientific Research
An 18-foot pregnant great white shark was killed on a Queensland drumline in August. This marks the largest white shark caught by the state’s Shark Control Program since its inception in 1962. While her death is a conservation setback, researchers are using samples from her body to study the species’ biology, reproductive patterns, and environm...
-
Opinion | RSS Leaps Into Baby Politics
Why does Bhagwats Sunday statement seem to suggest that the RSS has not-so-subtly shifted its stance from controlling the population of non-Hindus to increasing the population of Hindus?
-
Argentina Rolls Out Blockchain-Based Digital IDs to Residents of Capital Buenos Aires: Details
Buenos Aires has officially become the first city in the world to have rolled out a blockchain-based digital identity system for its residents. The system is supported by Layer-2 blockchain called ZKsync.
-
Infant Mortality Rate and Decline of Bat Population Might Have a Strange Correlation, Study Claims
In 2006, a fungal disease called white-nose syndrome began decimating bat populations across New England. Over the following decade, the loss of these bats, essential for controlling insect populations, led to significant consequences for agriculture and human health, according to a new study. With fewer bats around to consume insects, farmers reso...
-
"Since Emergency, Indians Have Not Paid Attention To...": Narayana Murthy
Infosys co-founder NR Narayana Murthy on Sunday called the rising population a major challenge for the country, saying Indians had not paid attention to population control since the Emergency period.
-
Why Is China Taxing Condoms, Birth Control Pills Now? Policy Shift Explained
China has begun imposing a 13 percentsales tax on contraceptives such as condoms, birth control pills, and devices from January 1, 2026, while exempting childcare services from value-added tax (VAT).
-
Pakistan Denied GST Relief On Condoms By IMF Despite Population Boom
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has declined Pakistan's request to immediately scrap the 18 per cent General Sales Tax (GST) on contraceptives, dealing a blow to the government's push to make birth control more affordable.
-
Mumbai Civic Body Intensifies Animal Birth Control Drive To Regulate Stray Dog Population
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has stepped up the implementation of its Animal Birth Control (ABC) programme in Mumbai in an effort to regulate the growing population of stray dogs across the city.
-
'10% Of India Controls Army': In Bihar, Rahul Gandhi's Remark Kicks Up Row
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi kicked up a row Tuesday after he said the Army is 'under the control of 10 per cent of the country's population (referring to the so-called upper castes)'.
-
Assam Eases Population Control Norms For Micro Communities
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday indicated the state government is preparing to introduce new bills to ban polygamy and address so-called "love jihad" in the upcoming assembly session.
-
Need To Shut Population Control Programmes: PM's Economic Advisor
India does not have an aging population yet but it is time to consider the future and shut down the birth control programmes, Sanjeev Sanyal, member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Economic Advisory Council, told NDTV today.
-
"Who Is He To Interfere In People's Lives?" A Owaisi On RSS Chief's 3-Child Push
Criticising RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat for saying that every Indian couple should have three children, MP and AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi has said there should not be interference of this kind in people's personal lives.
-
Mother-To-Child HIV Transmission Declined By 84% From 2010-2024: Minister
The number of vertical (mother-to-child) transmission of HIV has declined by around 84 per cent said Anupriya Patel, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, in the Parliament during the ongoing Monsoon Session.
-
Controversial Study Says Wolves Can Help Scotland Meet Climate Goals. Here's How
Scotland's red deer population has skyrocketed to approximately 400,000, with no natural predators like grey wolves to control their numbers.
-
"Population Control": MK Stalin On Why Tamil Nadu Losing Out In Delimitation
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK chief MK Stalin has again weighed in on the row over the decreasing number of parliamentary seats for the southern states after delimitation. This he said, is because the state has implemented the family planning pro
-
Pregnant Great White Shark Killed in Queensland to Aid in Scientific Research
An 18-foot pregnant great white shark was killed on a Queensland drumline in August. This marks the largest white shark caught by the state’s Shark Control Program since its inception in 1962. While her death is a conservation setback, researchers are using samples from her body to study the species’ biology, reproductive patterns, and environm...
-
Opinion | RSS Leaps Into Baby Politics
Why does Bhagwats Sunday statement seem to suggest that the RSS has not-so-subtly shifted its stance from controlling the population of non-Hindus to increasing the population of Hindus?
-
Argentina Rolls Out Blockchain-Based Digital IDs to Residents of Capital Buenos Aires: Details
Buenos Aires has officially become the first city in the world to have rolled out a blockchain-based digital identity system for its residents. The system is supported by Layer-2 blockchain called ZKsync.
-
Infant Mortality Rate and Decline of Bat Population Might Have a Strange Correlation, Study Claims
In 2006, a fungal disease called white-nose syndrome began decimating bat populations across New England. Over the following decade, the loss of these bats, essential for controlling insect populations, led to significant consequences for agriculture and human health, according to a new study. With fewer bats around to consume insects, farmers reso...
-
"Since Emergency, Indians Have Not Paid Attention To...": Narayana Murthy
Infosys co-founder NR Narayana Murthy on Sunday called the rising population a major challenge for the country, saying Indians had not paid attention to population control since the Emergency period.
