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Wednesday, November 26, 2025
TopicWorld Population

Topic: World Population

India’s fertility rate below replacement level, financial strain a key factor, finds UN report

United Nations Population Fund report ‘State of World Population 2025’ highlights India was able to slow down population growth organically via education and awareness.

Global peak, ageing population & low fertility rates — takeaways from UN’s revised population report

According to UN report, global population is expected to peak in 2080s before declining & 1 of every 4 individuals lives in a country where population has already peaked.

‘Look at not just size but also quality’, says China as India set to become most populous country

Foreign ministry spokesperson emphasises that China has strategy to deal with ageing population & demographic dividend remains strong, with nearly 900 million people of working age.

3 ways in which China’s shrinking population will cost the country

This historical turning point in China’s history serves as another wake-up call for the country to move quickly towards a post-manufacturing, post-industrial economy.

World population just passed 8 billion. Here’s what it means

India will be the world's most populous country by 2030. It will bring challenges like equal opportunities, access, and gender disparity.

On Camera

Labour Codes to QCO—Modi’s third term looks more open to economic reforms

The last 17 months have seen a gradual deferment of and pushback against schemes that are protectionist by nature.

Vehicles, TVs, mobile phones—PM EAC report shows rural India is catching up with urban consumers

Rural ownership of motor vehicles jumped from 19 percent in 2011-2012 to 59 percent in 2023-2024, while urban rose from 40 percent to 68 percent during the same time period, study by two members of PM-EAC says.

General secrets from frozen peaks: A Kargil veteran reveals what politically correct writers left out

At the Jindal Literature Festival, Maj Gen (Retd) Lakhwinder Singh reveals secrets from 25 years ago, speaking about the decision that outwitted Musharraf and changed the course of the war. 

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.