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India's population to stabilise by 2080 due to dip in fertility rate:...
India is undergoing a rapid demographic transition, with the birth rate dropping sharply over the past two decades, he said.
Editorial: Of intelligent life on Earth
14 Oct 2020 2:20 AM ISTIn the backdrop of the debate concerning climate change and the adverse effects of human progress on the planet, a recent news report spoke about how...
China reports population growth closer to zero in 2020
11 May 2021 8:01 AM ISTChina's population growth is falling closer to zero as fewer couples have children, the government announced Tuesday, adding to strains on an aging...
China's population continued to grow in 2021
17 Jan 2022 5:09 PM ISTChina's population has grown to 1.4126 billion by the end of last year, government data showed on Monday.
New Zealand population growth lowest since 1986
16 Aug 2022 3:00 PM ISTIn the year ended June 2022, the number of births remained around 61,000 while the number of deaths grew by 10.1 percent to 36,900, due partly to...
Great disconnect: India’s looming demographic divide
17 Dec 2022 6:50 AM ISTIndia is struggling to harness the economic benefits of its declining mortality and fertility rates. Uneven population growth, with some Indian states...
Madras's smarter ways with water
26 March 2023 8:00 AM ISTWater is not only linked to rise of civilization, it also gives us clues about how the history of urban planning evolved. Having observed World Water...