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Thursday, October 31, 2024
TopicIndian population

Topic: Indian population

Only half of India’s working-age population works, most still in agriculture, shows ILO report

International Labour Organization's India Employment Report shows that despite reasonably high growth, there hasn't been commensurate expansion in productive employment opportunities.

India gets the ‘highest population’ tag. But its young can counter burden by being productive

As per UNFPA, India has beaten China in the population race to take the top spot in the world. But is it such a bad thing?

India to have 2.9 million more people than China by mid-2023, says UN

Although India and China will account for over one-third of the estimated global population of 8.045 billion, the population growth in both Asian giants has been slowing, at a much faster pace in China than in India.

India to lose ‘demographic dividend’? Govt report says over-30s to outnumber ‘young’ by 2036

Share of ‘youth’ in India's population is projected to decline to 42.9 per cent in 2036, from 52.9 per cent in 2021, according to a government report.

More than 200-crore Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in India

According to data from the health ministry, 98% of the adult population has received at least one shot, while 90% are completely vaccinated.

UN report projects India to surpass China as world’s most populous country in 2023

Eight countries including Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, India among others will see the majority of the projected increase up to 2050.

47.4% babies born in private sector via C-section, far above 14.3% in govt facilities, NFHS shows

The national C-section rate is 21.5%, higher than what the World Health Organization terms “ideal", 10-15%, according to National Family Health Survey.

If Indian states were countries, Delhi beat China’s TFR, but population policy still lost

India's focus on population control policy is misplaced. According to SRS 2018, urban India TFR fell below the UN limit.

Population control is already on. Adityanath’s bill risks reversing UP’s improving trends

Uttar Pradesh’s laggard position with higher poverty, lower literacy and lower work opportunities requires more attention than this ‘population control bill’.

New UP population policy aims to reduce gross fertility rate to 2.1 by 2026 and 1.9 by 2030

While unveiling the Uttar Pradesh Population Policy 2021-2030, UP CM Yogi Adityanath called rising population in the state a 'hurdle in development' Sunday.

On Camera

Iran’s real fantasy is to take over Muslim world. Palestine is just a façade

Since 1979, Iran has used the Palestinian issue as a façade for its regional agenda to oppose American diplomacy, the Western world, and the existence of Israel.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.

From 2004 to 2024, bad news has come wrapped as good news for Congress

Congress is silently acknowledging it over-read verdict of last general election. You can see it in easy concession to SP. It will likely be more reasonable in Maharashtra & Jharkhand.