population
- World
Pakistan’s population continues to grow rapidly: Report
Islamabad: Pakistan’s total population is estimated at 220.9 million, and it is multiplying with an annual fertility rate of 3.6 children per couple, according to a report. The 2020 World…
- Lifestyle
World population likely to shrink after 2064: Lancet
Washington: World population is likely to peak in 2064 at around 9.7 billion people and fall to 8.8 billion by century’s end. Twenty-three countries will see populations shrink by more than…
- Politics
BJP leader demands ordinance to control population
New Delhi: BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring an ordinance to control India’s population which, he claimed, was linked to how much “atmanirbhar” or…
- World
Eight richest people have half of world’s wealth
London: The gap between the rich and the poor is getting widened in the world. A voluntary organization, Oxfam published a report which depicts that the wealth held by the…
- News
Warming waters, local differences affect lobster population
Washington: Recent studies reveal that increasing temperature of the ocean and local differences probably is the reason for falling lobster populations along the coast from southern New England to Atlantic…
- India
Population of Goans shrinking, in-migration rampant: CM
Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday expressed concern over rampant migration into Goa, saying that migrants would soon outnumber the indigenous population. Sawant, who was speaking at a…
- Health
Depression common among partners of military personnel
Washington: A recent study conducted at King’s College London suggests that depression and binge-drinking are more common among the female partners of UK military personnel than women outside the military…
- Health
76% of Indian households consume adequately iodised salt
New Delhi: A new survey on Monday revealed that 76.3 per cent of Indian households consume adequately iodised salt which means salt with more than or equal to 15 parts…
- World
Worsening fuel shortage in impoverished Haiti
Port-au-Prince: Haiti’s long-suffering population has faced an extra burden for more than a week: closed service stations and lines of motorists hoping to buy even a few drops of petrol…
- Hyderabad News
Modi’s comment on population control sparks war of words
Hyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent comments on the population control sparked a war of words between the BJP and the Opposition on Friday. Modi, while addressing the nation from…
- Health
10.6% India’s adult population suffers from mentally ill:study
New Delhi: About 10.6 per cent of the adult population in the country suffers from mental health issues, requiring holistic concept of safety nets, legal framework and medical care facilities,…
- Health
Quarter of global population at tuberculosis risk: Study
London: A quarter of the world’s population is at high risk of developing tuberculosis, reveals a new study. The study, published in European Respiratory Journal, shows that one in four…
- Health
Reduce ‘ugly cholesterol’ for stroke prevention
London: Reducing high levels of remnant cholesterol or ‘ugly cholesterol’ can significantly cut the risk of stroke and myocardial infarction, suggest researchers. In a study, published in Atherosclerosis journal, the…
- Health
Is it about time we recognise obesity as a disease?
Washington : With obesity affecting such a massive chunk of the world’s population, is there a need to now recognise it as a disease? Obesity is a disorder in which…
- Womens Health
India cuts population rate by improving conditions for women
United Nations: India has reduced its population growth rate by improving the conditions for women, according to Paulomi Tripathi, a first secretary in India’s UN Mission. “Better health and education…
- Health
16% decline in HIV cases since 2010: UNAIDS
Geneva, July 16 (IANS) The UNAIDS in its latest report issued on Tuesday said that globally, around 1.7 million people became newly infected with HIV in 2018, a 16 per…
- India
Giriraj Singh asks people to make ‘population control law’ a movement
New Delhi: Reiterating his stand on controlling India’s population, Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Monday asked people to make ‘population control law’ a movement. “Increasing population is a hurdle in…
- India
Nyay scheme will jump-start Indian economy: Rahul
Pathanapuram:The Congress’ Nyuntam Aay Yojana (Nyay), a minimum income guarantee scheme, will jump-start the Indian economy, party President Rahul Gandhi said here on Tuesday. Gandhi kicked off his two-day campaign…
- Technology
Facebook to use AI to map world population
San Francisco: Aiming to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to create accurate maps, Facebook said its maps now cover “majority” of Africa and that its project would eventually map nearly the…
- News
30% of Russia’s population will consist of Muslims after 15 years: Country’s Grand Mufti
Moscow: Claiming that the number of Muslims in Russia had been growing with every passing day, Grand Mufti of Russia Sheikh Ravil Gainutdin said on Monday that Muslims will make…
- Middle East
WFP regains access to vital wheat stocks in Yemen
Sanaa: The United Nations World Food Programme said that it has managed to regain access to a key grains facility at Yemen’s main port of Hodeidah for the first time…
- World
Japan Faces New Risks As Population Shrinks
Tokyo: Japan faces unforeseen risks in guiding economic policy as its population of about 126 million ages and declines, the governor of its central bank said on Thursday. Bank of…
- News
China’s population shrinks despite two-child policy: experts
China’s population shrank last year for the first time in 70 years, experts said, warning of a”demographic crisis” that puts pressure on the country’s slowing economy. The world’s most populous…
