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Women remain the sole acceptors for surgical birth control in India

The Indian family planning programme's near-total dependence on women is evident from the fact that the male versus female ratio for sterilization in 2016-17 stood at staggering 1:52

2 min read25 Jan 2018
Politics

Hindustan Latex launches family planning initiative in high fertility districts of UP

Hindustan Latex's initiative aims at strengthening family planning programme in UP and to significantly expand, increase contraceptive choices among the slum dwellers

2 min read12 Jul 2017
Industry

New type male contraceptive developed in India faces biggest hurdle: Drugmakers

Sujoy Guha's RIHUG method is a reversible procedure that could cost as little as $10, overcoming compliance problems with condoms and female birth-control pills

6 min read29 Mar 2017
Industry

India needs new contraceptive ideas

85% of the country's family planning budget is used to promote and conduct sterilizations on women but more funds are needed for alternate forms of contraception

3 min read18 Jul 2015
News

iPill, uChill | The male approach to birth control

Male attitudes may be changing but some things are still seen as a woman's job. Birth control seems to be one of them

6 min read8 Oct 2012

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The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared

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