“Missing females” are those whose numbers are reflected in sex ratio imbalances at birth as a result of gender-biased (prenatal) sex selection, combined with excess female mortality stemming from postnatal sex selection.

A recent study has claimed that by 2030, 12.5% of India’s population will come in the senior citizen category. It also claims that by 2050, one-fifth of the population will be aged. United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) published the study on Monday (June 19) in Delhi, raising concern over the treatment and status of elderly women in the country who are more vulnerable than elderly men.

  According to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), education is the best way to reduce poverty. A report by UNFPA reveals that girls who are educated choose to marry later and better, and plan healthier families. The report further states that having an educated mother rather than an educated father is more beneficial for […]