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Cash for more children: Andhra Pradesh’s population policy may exact a heavy price from women
AP proposes Rs 25,000 incentive for second child onwards to arrest birth rate slide
South India’s birth registrations fall 17% while Bihar, Uttar Pradesh drive national growth
Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu proposes incentives for bigger families to combat falling birth rate
Air pollution and climate change putting unborn babies at risk of early, low-weight birth: nationwide study
As India sees more births, southern states record fewer: Tamil Nadu down 21 percent, Kerala 18 percent
They worried patients were going elsewhere — then learned Kerala’s fertility rate had plunged, with 1.5 lakh fewer births in a decade
As female graduation rises, birth rates fall: Kerala and Tamil Nadu lead demographic shift
South India’s fertility decline is sharper than earlier estimates, shows latest SRS 2021 data
Telangana projected to see 25 percent decline in newborns, 82 percent surge in 80+ population by 2036

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