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As per the new method only a micro sample of maternal blood is required for sex determination; it can be collected with a prick on the finger.

Birthright: Foetal test to get simpler

A new method makes testing foetal sex determination very simple; but it comes with ethical and legal issues.

21 May 2018 12:18 AM GMT

Future of Y chromosome

Mankind: WH(Y) chromosome is disappearing in man?

Some research studies claim that the Y chromosome is doomed, while some beg to differ.

17 March 2018 8:16 PM GMT

Trackers will be there to bust illegal abortion.

Tracking devices on sonography machines

The data collected after installation of these tracking devices will be handed over to the state health department.

21 Aug 2017 9:08 PM GMT

The court raised concerns over the declining sex ratio in the state and said that a lenient view should not be taken while deciding such matters.

No bail for doctor held in sex determination racket

The doctor escaped from the spot and police recovered sex determination equipment from the room.

20 Aug 2017 8:25 PM GMT

Officials said that she was intercepted at Mumbai airport when she was trying to leave the country on Saturday. The accused was arrested after questioning.

Kolhapur Police arrest one more in Sangli foeticide racket

The police is finding out details about a courier company that used to send medicines to Khidrapure.

16 March 2017 12:42 AM GMT

There is little doubt this is a key problem in Indian society, where gender inequality builds up from birth. (Photo: AP)

Sex test ads: Be smarter!

Education and awareness are tools to help mitigate the problem in the long run.

18 Nov 2016 1:24 AM GMT

Remove sex test ads in 36 hours: Supreme Court to search engines

Remove sex test ads in 36 hours: Supreme Court to search engines

The court said the nodal agency can be alerted by any person on such information available on the internet.

16 Nov 2016 8:07 PM GMT

The CSR fell drastically due to the technology enabling pre-conception and pre-natal sex determination and sex selective abortion becoming easily available.

Child sex ratio falls in J&K Muslim-dominated areas

It termed the situation as a monumental challenge and urged the state government to undertake measures to monitor...

28 Feb 2017 10:01 PM GMT

Dr Srihari Ghodake and Dr Babasaheb Khidrapures assistant Umesh Salunkhe.

Five more arrested in Sangli illegal abortion racket

The police also seized four imaging machines used for sex determination from the two arrested doctors.

8 March 2017 6:57 PM GMT

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Remove sex determination ads, search engines told

The bench passed this order on a writ petition filed in 2008 by one Sabu George, NGO.

16 Feb 2017 10:35 PM GMT

Supreme Court of India

Reasonable, or going too far?

The court may, however, have strayed into contestable areas as it said freedom of information was not absolute.

18 Feb 2017 12:41 AM GMT

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Mandatory sex determination

We get celebrities to give their take on a current issue each week and lend their perspective to a much-discussed topic.

15 April 2017 6:39 PM GMT