World population to hit 8 billion people todayThe latest projections by the United Nations suggest that the global population could grow to around 8.5 billion in 2030, 9.7 billion in 20...
15 Nov, 2022, 07.36 PM IST
A Nagaland Minister is winning the internet with his witty postsThe minister has shared funny and viral posts about the benefits of having small eyes and what netizens search most about him on google.
12 Jul, 2022, 09.05 PM IST
India likely to surpass China as world's most populous country in 2023, says UN reportAccording to World Population Prospects 2022, the global population is estimated to reach eight billion on November 15, 2022. The global po...
12 Jul, 2022, 12.06 AM IST
Nagaland minister encourages people to stay singleAlong, who is the president of Nagaland BJP and a first time member of the state Assembly, currently holds the portfolio of higher educatio...
11 Jul, 2022, 07.31 PM IST
World Population Day 2022: From China to Vatican City, significance of the day in numbersThe day was first celebrated in July 1987 coinciding with the day the world reached 5 bn.
11 Jul, 2022, 06.12 PM IST
Increasing population a 'hurdle in development', efforts needed to control it: UP CMUnveiling the Uttar Pradesh Population Policy 2021-2030, Adityanath said, "Across the world, from time to time, concerns have been expresse...
11 Jul, 2021, 02.26 PM IST
Population And EcologySustainability of human life and that of the whole life go hand in hand. If the sustainability of life breaks down, the sustainability of h...
09 Jul, 2021, 10.57 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh to unveil policy on population controlAccording to a government spokesman, the state's total fertility rate is 2.7 per cent currently whereas it should ideally be less than 2.1 ...
09 Jul, 2021, 10.13 AM IST
World Population day: Things you should knowAlmost on the verge of completing three decades now, the internationally celebrated event aims to spread awareness on issues such as overpo...
11 Jul, 2018, 12.35 PM IST
Some interesting facts about World Population DayEvery second of every day, 4.2 people are born and 1.8 people die. It’s expected that by 2050, nearly 70% of the world’s population will li...
09 Jul, 2017, 12.35 AM IST
Uttar Pradesh: Newly weds to get condoms as ‘shagun’ from Yogi Adityanath governmentTo be rolled out under Mission Parivar Vikas, the scheme would be launched on World Population Day, July 11.
06 Jul, 2017, 11.54 AM IST
Check population growth rate for improvement of society: Akhilesh Yadav, UP Chief MinisterAkhilesh Yadav today stressed on the need to check population growth for the improvement of society and nation.
11 Jul, 2015, 07.33 PM IST
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.
17 Jul, 2014, 04.44 PM IST
India struggling to achieve total fertility rate of 2.1 per centWhile 23 states and UTs have already achieved the target , states like like UP and Bihar with large population base still have TFR of 3.3 a...
11 Jul, 2014, 05.35 PM IST
- World Population Day: Call for concerted action on population stabilisation
A call for taking concerted action to stabilise the country's population was made today on the occasion of World Population Day.
11 Jul, 2012, 10.37 PM IST
Mumbai population growth slowest in almost a centuryThe population of the island city shrunk by 5.75% from 2001 to 2011, recording the sharpest drop in south Mumbai since 1901, according to a...
11 Jul, 2012, 11.11 AM IST
- Centre bans smoking in public places: Ramadoss
Come October two, smokers will have to take recourse to the streets to have a puff as the Centre has decided to ban smoking in public and p...
11 Jul, 2008, 07.16 PM IST