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Will men go extinct? Study finds Y chromosomes are shrinking in the world
Study reveals concerns over dwindling Y chromosomes, posing a question of male extinction.

Updated on Aug 28, 2024 05:59 PM IST
Unregulated USG machines available online cause rise in illegal sex determination cases
The health department has filed 620 cases of PCPNDTA Act violations in the state from 1994 till June 10, 2024

Updated on Aug 02, 2024 07:32 AM IST
Tamil Nadu YouTuber reveals gender of unborn child in video, lands in trouble
The vlogger later removed the videos posted on his channel in connection with the prenatal sex determination following backlash from health department.

Published on May 22, 2024 03:50 PM IST
Private hospital in Karnataka under scanner over foeticide
Health officials in Kolar seized a scanning machine and sealed the scanning room of a private hospital that was allegedly used to determine the sex of a foetus.

Updated on May 14, 2024 07:35 AM IST
Coovercolly Indresh, Bengaluru
Karnataka govt transfers probe into sex determination racket to CID
Siddaramaiah, during the meeting with Parameshwara, demanded the need for a detailed examination into the matter.

Updated on Dec 02, 2023 01:33 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Bengaluru
Bihar: 118 ultrasound centres sealed in 6 districts for violations under PNDT Act
As many as 21 of the 97 ultrasound centres inspected were illegal in Bhojpur, 20 in Buxar, 14 in Nalanda, and four in Rohtas out of the 84 diagnostic centres surveyed

Updated on Jun 16, 2023 04:24 PM IST
Gender discrimination: Gurugram’s relentless pursuit of a male child
The sex ratio continued to fall over the decades — to 945 girls in 1991, to 927 girls in 2001, and then to 918 in the 2011 Census.

Updated on May 27, 2019 09:14 AM IST
Gurugram |
Sonali Verma
Plea to decriminalise PNDT Act rules rejected
A bench of justices Arun Mishra and Vineet Saran held that “dilution of the provisions of the Act or the rules would only defeat the purpose of the Act to prevent female foeticide, and relegate the right to life of a girl child under Article 21 of the Constitution, to a mere formality.

Updated on May 04, 2019 01:34 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
HT Correspondent
To promote girl child, Delhi govt plans award
The award will be given by Delhi’s Pre Conception, Pre-Natal Diagnostics Techniques (PC-PNDT) cell to motivate families and boost the sex ratio in Delhi, which stood at 902 females born against every 1,000 males in 2016.

Published on Mar 13, 2019 01:38 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Anonna Dutt
Maharashtra issues guidelines for scrapping sonography machines
Maharashtra government has come up with guidelines for scrapping of sonography machines, which are being misused for unethical and criminal practice of sex selection

Updated on Sep 25, 2018 05:36 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | HT Correspondent
Uttarakhand’s declining sex ratio exposes gaps in govt drive
Uttarakhand’s declining female sex ratio shows that the state government’s measures to stem female infanticide have not been effective

Updated on Aug 05, 2018 11:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun |
Nitika Kakkar
Gurugram has no cell to curb prenatal sex selection tests
Gurugram’s deputy chief medical officer says number of raids, cases registered under PCPNDT Act would be higher if the district had Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PNDT) cells.

Updated on Jul 24, 2018 02:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gurugram | , Gurugram
Sonali VermaGene responsible for male sex development has been identified
The Sox9 gene is crucial for male differentiation and the proper formation of testes; if Sox9 is mutated or incorrectly expressed, an individual who is chromosomally male (XY) can develop ovaries instead of testes.

Published on Jun 15, 2018 02:20 PM IST
Asian News International, Washington DC | HT Correspondent
How lower temperature turns a baby turtle into a male
Researchers discovered a molecular link that connects temperature with sexual development.

Updated on Jun 08, 2018 03:03 PM IST
Indo Asian News Service | , New York
Indo Asian News Service