THERE IS A CHANCE: Report indicates traditional attitudes toward girl child maybe changing.

Girl child gets good news: discrimination down

The latest gender report of the Women and Child Ministry shows that gender disparity in the country has gone down significantly between 1996 and 2006. This means that the girl child now has a better chance of survival.

Mystery of Haryana's missing women voters deepens

State with shameful sex ratio gets another blot on its record.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/mystery-of-haryanas-missing-women-voters-deepens/87660-3.html

Only in India: cheaper to buy bride than raise daughter

Latest Global Gender Gap Report ranks India lower than Bangladesh.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/only-in-india-cheaper-to-buy-bride-than-raise-daughter/60766-3.html

'10 lakh girls missing from Indian population'

Pre-natal sex determination is more prevalent among prosperous classes.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/10-lakh-girls-missing-from-indian-population/60570-3.html

30 female foetuses found from garbage dump in Orissa

Foeticide is shockingly common in the state's Nayagarh district.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/30-female-foetuses-found-from-garbage-dump-in-orissa/45436-3.html

MP govt gets tough on gender tests

The Madhya Pradesh government has asked cases against sonography centres for gender tests to be registered in court.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/mp-govt-gets-tough-on-gender-tests/33034-17.html

Finally, Lohri for girls in Punjab

Things are looking up for the fair sex with more and more locals celebrating Lohris for their girl child In Punjab.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/finally-lohri-for-girls-in-punjab/31137-3.html

India falls short of 7,000 girls daily

The problem of female foeticide has significantly worsened since 1991, says a UNICEF report.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india-falls-short-of-7000-girls-daily/28313-17.html

Special: Here is where the jobs are

The good news is that 42 per cent population of the country is employed. More people are employed in rural areas.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/special-here-is-where-the-jobs-are/22805-7.html

Where unwanted girls are 'Kaafi'

Discrimination does not end at female foeticide, thousands of girls in Haryana are given derogatory names.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/where-unwanted-girls-are-kaafi/21297-3.html

It really is a man's world in China

China's one child per family policy means men clearly outnumber women in the population.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/it-really-is-a-mans-world-in-china/19034-2.html

35 female foetuses found in a well

Thirty-five decomposed foetuses have been recovered from a well near a hospital in Punjab, offficials said.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/35-female-foetuses-found-in-a-well/18160-3.html

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