In a first since 1961, population declines by 850K in 2022
China's reducing population should serve as a clarion call for India, experts have said, asserting that any coercive measure to control population can be counter-productive
Its estimate of India's population by the end of the decade is 41 mn higher than TGPP's 1.47 billion
According to the UN's projections, world population will cross nine billion in 2037 and by then, India's share of the total population would have crossed China's
In a milestone for humanity, the global population hit 8 billion on Tuesday after having added a billion people in the last 12 years, with India on the cusp of overtaking China as the world's most populous country next year. The United Nations said the global milestone signals major improvements in public health that have lowered the risk of death and increased life expectancy but the moment is also a clarion call for humanity to look beyond the numbers and meet its shared responsibility to protect people and the planet, starting with the most vulnerable. "8 billion hopes. 8 billion dreams. 8 billion possibilities. Our planet is now home to 8 billion people," the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) tweeted. Unless we bridge the yawning chasm between the global haves and have-nots, we are setting ourselves up for an 8-billion-strong world filled with tensions and mistrust, crisis and conflict, said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. India is projected to surpass China as the
According to HSBC Holdings Plc. report in Bloomberg, Singapore will take over Australia and have Asia's highest share of millionaires in the adult population by 2030
Jefferies expects Gen Z's income to increase 5x as they enter the workplace and are set to surpass Millennials by the end of the decade
The fifth installment of NFHS revealed a surge in female sterilisations in 14 of India's 36 states and Union Territories
BJP leader and former Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that "population explosion" is not the problem of a particular religion but an issue plaguing the entire country
Economic impact: People's productivity will have to increase to support larger numbers, say experts
The global population could grow by around 8.5 million by 2030, 9.7 billion by 2050 and 10.4 billion by 2100, the latest UN projections stated
Interacting with beneficiaries of various Central schemes during Gariba Kalyan Sammelan, Patel highlighted various achievements of the Narendra Modi government in the last eight years
Govt data reveal that India's fertility rate is declining. It is now lower than replacement levels -- implying a population decrease in the years to come. Will it hurt the economy in the long run?
The ill-advised two-child policy must be reviewed
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday asserted that educating women was the best remedy for unchecked population growth
Chinese demographers say India will become the world's most populous country earlier than the United Nations' projection of 2027
The submission was made in response to a PIL filed by BJP leader and lawyer Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay challenging a Delhi High Court order that dismissed a plea seeking two-child norm
India must prepare for the social implications of declining fertility
Population to decline from a peak in 2048 to a 32% lower level by 2100: The Lancet
As on Monday morning, the total number of coronavirus cases stood at 4,25,282 and the death toll at 13,699, according to figures issued by the ministry