Explained in 5 charts: Why India needs condoms and their marketing

With India set to be the world's most populous country by 2030, there is a growing need to control population; and also there are several other reasons for better use of contraceptives

On December 11, the Union information and broadcasting ministry issued an advisory to television channels not to air advertisements of condoms “which are for a particular age group” between 6 AM and 10 PM. The reason given by the director of broadcasting was that they could be “indecent/inappropriate for viewing by children”.
 
In an official memorandum presented to the Rajasthan High Court, the ministry clarified that the advisory “only pertains to sexually explicit content”.
 
Advertising as a source of knowledge dissemination
 
About 100 years ago, Raghunath Karve, a Mumbai-based teacher and son of Bharat Ratna awardee Dhondo