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This was stated by director of G20 Unit in MoHUA, MB Singh

India Overtakes China As Most Populous Country In World: UN Report

Economy

For the first time since 1950, when the UN started to collect population data, India has overtaken China with 1.4286 billion people

EU's Population Projected To Drop By 6% By 2100: Eurostat

After a decrease in 2020 and 2021 due to the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, the population of the EU started recovering during the course of 2022

Rising Population, Supply Chain Disruptions: Can India Solve Global Food Scarcity?

Abhishek Sharma

Economy

India has been in the past an agrarian economy, but over the years, with rapid urbanisation and focus on services, the area under cultivation has been decreasing and even the yields have been falling

Living Planet Index: The Time To Panic Is Now

Urvi Shrivastav

Sustainability

The report points towards a ‘devastating' loss of biodiversity. In fact, preserving biodiversity is essential to counteract the impact of climate change

India Home To 18 Of 20 Cities With Severe Rise In PM2.5: Study

National

Delhi and Kolkata reported 106 and 99 deaths per 1 lakh population in 2019 which could be attributed to PM2.5 pollution

India Likely To Surpass China As World's Most Populous Country In 2023: UN report

The World Population Prospects 2022 by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, said that the global population is projected to reach eight billion on November 15, 2022

A Shrinking World

Minhaz Merchant

Opinion Columns

The economic and geopolitical implications could be disruptive due to falling birth rates

Lessons From China’s Adoption Of ‘Three-child Policy’ For India

Raghav Aggarwal

“One child was expected to provide financial support for two parents and four grandparents while at the same time saving for his or her own retirement.”

India’s UHNWI population to grow by 63% over the next five years: Knight Frank Wealth Report

1 out of 5 of India’s UHNWIs planning to buy a new home in 2021

US population projected to exceed 332 million by April 2021

Raj Kantak

US population projected to exceed 332 million by April 2021

Focusing On Protecting People, Health Of Population Remain A Priority For India: IMF

"Like everywhere else, until we have a durable exit from the health crisis, we will be faced with difficulties, uncertainty, and uneven recovery," she said.

Increase in testing a reason for rise in COVID-19 cases: Dr AK Rana

Raj Kantak

National

Increase in testing a reason for rise in COVID-19 cases: Dr AK Rana

COVID-19 Highlights Mumbai’s Need For Planned Redevelopment

Abdeali Bhanpurawala

This influx of people has led to a sharp increase in the city’s population density and resulted in further space crunch in an already-overburdened city.

Rajya Sabha MP’s Bill Acknowledges Two-child Policy

Aman Rawat