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Raise awareness on increase in population: AICTE to universities

In its communique on Friday, the AICTE stressed on the need for balance between population growth and the capacity of Earth’s ecosystems (HT)
Updated on Sep 16, 2023 12:38 AM IST

Elon Musk reacts to India becoming world's most populous nation; ‘… is destiny’

Elon Musk has long advocated to fight ageing populations.
Published on Apr 22, 2023 11:08 PM IST

The continuing saga of economic crisis in China

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Published on May 11, 2024 02:26 PM IST

Evening brief: BJP leaders slam Nitish over 'sexist' population remark

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar. (HT Photo)
Published on Jan 08, 2023 04:59 PM IST

How can 8 billion people sustainably share a planet?

Can the Earth handle more than 8 billion people?
Published on Nov 15, 2022 04:11 PM IST

India urban cities to see population explosion in coming decades: Report

In this photograph taken on October 22, 2022, people crowd at a market in the old quarters of New Delhi. - India is projected to see an explosion in its urban population in the coming decades, but its cities already cannot cope and climate change will make living conditions harsher still. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP) / To go with 'India-Population-Climate-Health', FOCUS
Published on Nov 08, 2022 04:15 PM IST

China population to start declining by 2025: Health commission officials

The total fertility rate has dropped below 1.3 in recent years. While the country is expected to enter a stage of severe ageing around 2035, with more than 30 percent of the population older than 60.
Published on Aug 02, 2022 11:22 AM IST

Population issue BJP’s diversion tactic: Mayawati

Mayawati’s statement comes at a time when several BJP ministers in Uttar Pradesh and at the Centre have spoken on the need for population control.
Updated on Jul 14, 2022 03:53 AM IST

On Yogi's ‘population’ remark, Mayawati says BJP deviating from real issues

BSP supremo Mayawati (HT FILE PHOTO)
Published on Jul 13, 2022 11:03 PM IST

Investing in adolescent development: A case for India

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The group suggests a sharp decline in India’s adolescent population—aged between 10 and 19 years—who comprise roughly 20% of the country’s population at the moment.
Published on May 11, 2024 11:21 AM IST

Supreme Court seeks Centre reply on PIL for two-child policy

A two-child policy should be implemented to address the issue of population explosion, a plea in Supreme Court by advocate and BJP spokesperson Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay said.
Published on Jan 11, 2020 04:36 AM IST

The perils of a two-child policy

At 1.37 billion people, projected to swell to two billion by the end of the century, concerns about India’s burgeoning numbers are not new
Updated on Sep 06, 2019 10:57 PM IST

The population debate: Involve men in care and planning

When men change their behaviour, it is likely that attitudes towards family size and contraception will also change
Published on Aug 31, 2019 07:33 PM IST

Shiv Sena backs Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s population control remarks

Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Updated on Aug 17, 2019 01:14 AM IST

73rd Independence Day 2019: PM Modi’s 5 appeals to the nation on Independence Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday addressed the nation on its 73rd Independence Day.
Updated on Jun 15, 2020 06:08 AM IST

On World Population Day, Giriraj demands 2 child norm, links it to religion

Union Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Giriraj Singh, initially posted his comments on population explosion on social media and later spoke to the media.
Updated on Jul 11, 2019 05:33 PM IST

Ads show condoms only as pleasure instruments, not contraceptives, says HC

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting had in an advisory to all television channels in December last year asked them to restrict condom advertisements to late night between 10pm and 6am.
Updated on May 01, 2018 10:01 PM IST