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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

Why legal provisions are necessary to curb the power of trade unions: MH Mody

The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.