Haryana policy change drives developer interest in senior livingHaryana's new retirement housing policy is boosting senior living projects. Developers can now build more units, making projects more viabl...
Ashiana Housing to invest Rs 800 crore for land acquisition in FY27Ashiana Housing plans to invest ₹800 crore in land acquisition across India in FY27, a senior executive said. The company reported record s...
India’s fertility rate drops below replacement level even as population hits 1.46 billion: UN reportIndia's population has reached 1.46 billion in 2025, surpassing China as the world's most populous nation, even with a declining fertility ...
Elderly population in India expected to double by 2050: UNFPA India chiefIndia boasts a substantial youthful population, with 252 million people aged between 10 and 19 years, the UNFPA India head said. She highli...
Elderly could outnumber kids in India by mid-century: UNTerming the rate of growth of the elderly population as "unprecedented", the report has observed, "By the end of the century, the elderly w...
Young India will turn into rapidly ageing society in coming decades: UNFPAIndia is set to become a rapidly ageing society, with the elderly population projected to surpass the children's population by mid-century,...
Citizens worried about economy as India tops global population chartsAs the global economy recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic, India has emerged as one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. However,...
India's population expected to rise for next three decades before starting to decline: UN projectionsChina now has a population of 142.57 crore, thus being the second most populous country, the UN world population dashboard showed. Accordin...
World population hits 8 billion, India largest contributorIndia was the largest contributor to the milestone, having added 177 million people, while China, whose contribution to the next billion in...
India's population growth slows as world reaches 8 billionFalling fertility rates in the South Asian country have forced at least one state to consider reviewing policies that encouraged families n...
Planning for the elderly must be an important part of any population policy rethink: ExpertsIndia’s current population policy—the government’s second--was designed in 2000. The policy states its immediate objective as addressing "u...
Dentsu and United Nations Population Fund partner for CSR advisory unitThe new unit will be part of Dentsu, the advertising agency’s social communication division. It will help develop annual reports for cos.
For Indian men, controlling women is masculine: StudyA new study has explored how the average Indian male interprets the idea of 'masculinity' and how that shapes his interactions with women.
Half of elders in Odisha work out of economic compulsionAlthough three-fourth of the elderly reside with their children, the psychological distress among them was found to be relatively high with...
Rajnath Singh's Hindi speech leaves foreign officials baffled at UN eventSingh was the star speaker at an event organised by the United Nations Population Fund-India (UNFPA) and Registrar General of India.
Rajnath Singh for addressing concerns of adolescent,youth populationThe representatives of UN agencies thanked the RGI and the Government of India for bringing them together on the issues of youth.
- Sharp decline in child sex ratio in India: UNFPA
The study covered four Asian countries India, China, Nepal and Vietnam where sex ratio imbalances were alarming.