Page 9 - Population

Population growth rates have shrunk more for minorities: Pew report

All religious groups in India show major decline in fertility rates

Law on population control will be brought 'at right time': UP CM Adityanath

The state government will bring a law for population control "at the right time", Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Tuesday.

More than one billion Asians will join global middle class by 2030: Study

Bangladesh set to rise up the rankings fastest; India and China to add about three-quarters of a billion members between them.

Does the economy need more people?

In the age of technological disruptions and climate change, the case for a young and fast-growing population driving India's economy is growing weaker

Educating women is my preferred way to control population: Nitish

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday dug in his heels on the issue of population control, making it clear that he preferred to control demographic explosion by educating and empowering women.

UP population Bill an attempt to demonise a particular community: Tharoor

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday termed it as anti-national discussion and said the policy was pure political fingerprinting in an attempt to demonise a particular community

The making of BJP's social rules

From conservative to radical, the party's stand on marriage and population control has evolved in two distinct phases: One when it was in power, another when it was not

A visit to Bhadohi shows what's amiss with UP's two-child population Bill

A visit to one of the state's lesser developed districts reveals that the proposed two-child Bill needs to change its focus

High time Karnataka brings in new population policy: BJP National Gen Secy

BJP National General Secretary CT Ravi on Tuesday pitched for bringing in a new population policy in Karnataka, on the lines of party ruled Assam and Uttar Pradesh, to curb growing population

Pak may not be able to meet needs of rapidly increasing population: Experts

Amid alarming population growth in Pakistan, experts have warned that soaring headcount poses a greater threat and country may not be able to meet the needs of its rapidly increasing population

Not law but better women education will control population: Nitish Kumar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday asserted that educating women was the best remedy for unchecked population growth

Remove one-child norm from draft population control bill: VHP tells UP govt

The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) has suggested to the Uttar Pradesh government to remove the one-child policy norm from its draft population control bill

UP population control bill part of BJP's election propaganda': SP MP

Local Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Shaqfiqur Rahman Barq has hit out at the state government, saying it should ban marriages if it wants to stabilise rising population

UN chief urges efforts for protecting people's reproductive health rights

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for efforts to protect people's reproductive health rights as the world marks World Population Day, which falls on July 11 annually

France going 'childfree' to control over-population, reverse global warming

French nationals are going 'childfree' in order to control overpopulation and reverse global warming as the world's population exceeds 7.8 billion people

Rising population a hurdle for development: Uttar Pradesh CM Adityanath

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday unveiled a policy aimed at stabilising the population in Uttar Pradesh and reducing maternal and infant deaths in a time-bound manner as he termed rising population a "hurdle in development". The Uttar Pradesh Population Policy 2021-2030, unveiled on the occasion of World Population Day, also aims at bringing down the gross fertility rate among women to 2.1 by 2026 and to 1.9 by 2030. A few days ago, a draft bill on population control was put up on the website of the Uttar Pradesh law commission inviting suggestions from the public till July 19. It says people having more than two children in Uttar Pradesh will be debarred from contesting local bodies polls, applying for government jobs or receiving any kind of subsidy. It also seeks to prohibit promotions in government jobs for such people, while offering incentives to those limiting their children to two. Unveiling the population policy on Sunday, Adityanath said, "Across the world, concer

No govt job, subsidy if over two children: UP population control draft bill

The draft bill says that it shall be the duty of the government to introduce a compulsory subject relating to population control in all secondary schools.

Yogi Adityanath govt to unveil policy on population control for 2021-30

The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh will unveil its new policy on population control for 2021-30 on the occasion of the World Population Day on July 11

49% of over 5,000 projects for smart cities unfinished as deadline nears

Smart cities were envisioned to be a solution to waste management, air pollution, traffic congestion, scarce resources and more.

UP Law Commission framing draft bill to check population growth

The Uttar Pradesh Law Commission is mulling a proposal to bring in a law to check increasing population