population
- India
India shouldn’t repeat China’s mistake by enacting two-child policy: Owaisi
Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday said that India should not repeat the mistake committed by China by enacting any law that imposes a two-child…
- Opinions
Population growth not a bad word anymore
Satyen Mohapatra Population growth is no longer a bad word. At least that is what would seem to be the message being conveyed by UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund). The UNFPA is…
- India
Yogi Adityanath expresses concern over population imbalance
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday expressed concern over the population imbalance. He said a population control programme must go ahead successfully but at the same time “population imbalance”…
- World
India projected to surpass China as world’s most populous country next year: UN report
United Nations: India is projected to surpass China as the world’s most populous country next year, according to a report by the United Nations on Monday which said that the world population…
- World
China aims to increase population, offers women perks for having babies
Beijing: In a bid to increase its population and further help the country’s labour force, China is giving incentives such as tax and housing credits, educational benefits and even cash to encourage…
- India
India’s urban population to stand at 675 mn in 2035, behind China’s 1 bn: UN
United Nations, Jun 30 (PTI) India’s urban population is estimated to stand at 675 million in 2035, the second highest behind China’s one billion, the UN has said in a report, noting…
- World
By 2050, 75 percent world population to be affected by drought
Satyen Mohapatra Droughts may affect over three-quarters of the world’s population by 2050. In India, drought prone areas have increased by 57 percent since 1997. Fifty million Indians are affected by drought…
- India
Fresh plea in Supreme Court to control Population explosion
New Delhi: A fresh PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Centre to frame effective rules, regulations and guidelines to control population explosion. The plea filed by…
- India
Ramdas Athawale backs Raj Thackeray, bats for population control law
New Delhi: Backing Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray’s demand for a population control law, Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale on Monday said there is…
- Science
Researchers observe increasing decline in bird population globally
New York: As per a study by Cornell University, an increasing decline in the population of birds is taking place across the globe. This study from multiple institutions was published today in…
- India
Private member’s bill to regulate population withdrawn in RS
New Delhi: A private member’s bill moved by BJP member Rakesh Sinha in the Rajya Sabha to regulate the rising population was withdrawn on Friday. The BJP MP withdrew the Population Regulation…
- World
COVID: Population dropped in 73 percent of US counties, reveals Census
New York: The toll of the Covid-19 pandemic was reflected in a natural decrease in 2021 in the population of nearly three-quarters of US counties versus the two previous years, the US…
- India
We have 16% global population but only 4% fresh water available: Vice President
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday said that the conservation of water and preservation of our water resources is of the utmost importance for our country given the…
- World
Russia announces destruction of firing points of ‘neo-Nazis’ in Mariupol
Moscow: Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev, head of the National Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation, said on Monday that the successful operation to unblock Mariupol made it possible to open humanitarian corridors…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad home to second-highest ultra-rich population in India
Hyderabad: Hyderabad is now the home to 467 ultra-rich individuals. The city has the second-highest ultra-rich population just behind the financial capital of India, Mumbai. As per Knight Frank’s Wealth Report 2022,…
