With decadal dipping birth rates and rising longevity, will India grow old before it can grow rich?India faces an emerging social challenge as its population ages rapidly due to declining birth rates and increasing life expectancy. While ...
10 Jul, 2025, 11.04 PM IST
South Korea birth rate rose last year, first time in a decadeSouth Korea's birth rate increased for the first time in a decade, reaching 4.7 babies per 1,000 people in 2024. The rise is attributed to ...
26 Feb, 2025, 10.20 AM IST
RBI MPC, crude oil among top 10 factors to impact D-Street mood this weekThe week ahead will be important for the markets as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will announce its monetary policy decisions, and invest...
01 Oct, 2023, 08.55 AM IST
When exactly will India surpass China as most populous?Demographers are unsure exactly when India will take the title as the most populous nation in the world because they're relying on estimate...
10 Apr, 2023, 08.20 PM IST
Samvat 2078 recap: The good, bad & ugly for D-Street tradersConcerns over a slowdown in growth globally due to aggressive rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve and other central banks, Omicron, and Ru...
20 Oct, 2022, 02.29 PM IST
Government not thinking any legislative measures for population control: MinisterPawar said the Total Fertility Rate reduced to 2.0 in 2019-21, according to the National Family Health Survey-5 (NFHS 5), -- which is below...
20 Jul, 2022, 10.28 AM IST
One in every 36 infants still dies before first birthday in India: DataThe Infant Mortality Rate (IMR), which is widely accepted as a crude indicator of the overall health scenario of a country or a region, is ...
04 Jun, 2022, 03.05 PM IST
India on its way to achieve population stabilisation: MoS HealthThe modern contraceptive usage has increased to 56.5 per cent and the Unmet Need for Family Planning has declined to 9.4 per cent, accordin...
03 Dec, 2021, 10.53 PM IST
In UP & rural Gujarat, it’s harder for a baby to survive than a 75-year-oldThe data also shows that in most of India’s big states, the death rate among those less than a year old is higher than those aged 65-69. Th...
06 Jul, 2020, 10.30 AM IST
Survey shows sex ratio falling further to 896 in 3 years to 2017The skewed sex ratio had plunged further to 896 for the three years from 2015-17 from 898 in 2014-2016.
15 Jul, 2019, 08.28 AM IST
Market Movers: What changed for D-Street while you were sleepingAsian shares started the week on a softer note after posting their first weekly decline since early June ahead of GDP data from China.
15 Jul, 2019, 07.56 AM IST
India's public spending on health well below global average: Economic Survey"Given the pressing need to redistribute, India did not invest sufficiently in human capital - for instance, public spending on health was ...
31 Jan, 2017, 09.15 PM IST
India's birth rate declines by 0.2 points"The maximum Crude Birth Rate has been reported in Bihar (27.6) and the minimum in Kerala (14.7)," Sample Registration System survey said.
23 Dec, 2014, 10.30 PM IST
Terrorism can hamper fertility, new study revealsA significant study has revealed that on average, terrorism decreases fertility - reducing both the expected number of children a woman has...
20 Nov, 2014, 05.21 PM IST
- Uttarakhand performs well on key health indicators: Survey
AHS was conducted in Empowered Action Group states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha an...
03 May, 2013, 08.12 PM IST
- Finally, secondary education is in limelight
Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan based on the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan model was put in place after many false starts but due to lack of ce...
26 Feb, 2010, 03.42 AM IST
- Mumbaikars die younger than other Indians: Study
Living life on the edge, scrambling for a toehold on trains fighting to find a roof over one’s head all combine to make Mumbai the city tha...
03 Nov, 2009, 07.43 AM IST