- A United Nations report has revealed that the falling sex ratios in India is clearly evident with the negligible-number of girls-only families in some parts of the country.
- Extra sons are not wanted either as most families prefer one son and at most one daughter.
- A steep fall was recorded during the period of unprecedented growth, mainly in the north and north-western India which witnesses the Green Revolution.
- The trend is also seen in the ratios of children of medical doctors and gynecologists themselves.
- Institutions and personnel directly mediating sex ratios at birth such as clinics and medical practitioners are an important area of research.
- Read at:http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/fewer-girlsonly-families-now-u-n-report/article6239374.ece