US jobless claims increase less than expected amid low layoffsAmerica's job market shows resilience. New unemployment claims saw a small increase last week. Layoffs remain low, providing stability. Job...
07 May, 2026, 07.11 PM IST
The Surprising Reason You Shouldn’t Make Your Bed First ThingMaking your bed immediately after waking may encourage dust mites. Research suggests leaving your bed unmade for a period allows moisture t...
13 Apr, 2026, 10.13 AM IST
US population decline sooner than expected as deaths to outpace births in America by 2031A recent projection indicates that deaths in the U.S. are expected to surpass births by 2031, primarily due to declining fertility rates an...
20 Sep, 2025, 02.16 PM IST
South Korea faces dramatic population crash, could have just 7.5 million people by 2125A new report from the Korean Peninsula Population Institute for Future paints a grim picture for South Korea's future. Under the worst-case...
03 Jul, 2025, 08.48 AM IST
India shows progress on SDG, challenges remainIndia's SDG progress report highlights advancements in poverty reduction and social protection. Social protection now covers 64.3% of the p...
30 Jun, 2025, 12.27 AM IST
Is Hyderabad prepared to handle the pressure of its increasing population?Hyderabad surpasses Delhi with a population density of 18,161 people per square kilometre, putting immense pressure on the city's infrastru...
18 Feb, 2025, 01.04 PM IST
Pakistan's population projected to reach 400 million by 2092: UN ReportA UN report on Pakistan's population growth projects a rise to 404.68 million by 2092, surpassing Indonesia by 2048. With a current growth ...
12 Jul, 2024, 05.59 PM IST
Falling fertility rates leave India staring at a looming demographic challengeTotal fertility rate in India has come down steeply over the past few decades, Lancet's findings showed. It may be noted here that India's ...
26 Mar, 2024, 02.19 PM IST
L&T Finance signs $125-million pact with JICA to aid farmers and women entrepreneursL&T Finance Holdings Ltd has signed pact with JICA and Asia Development Bank for $125 million to fund marginal farmers, women entrepreneurs...
12 Mar, 2024, 07.44 PM IST
Why is Japan grappling with record-low birth rates? Here’s what the govt saidJapan faces a significant demographic challenge, with the country's birth rate hitting a record low for the eighth consecutive year. The mo...
02 Mar, 2024, 12.59 AM IST
A pill in the works can bolster sagging global economic growthHarvard scientists claim to have found an anti-aging drug that rejuvenates the whole body. The find will go through further trials. It will...
18 Jul, 2023, 04.07 PM IST
Billionaire Elon Musk claims 'population collapse' poses higher risk than global warmingIn a society where social structures frequently rely on the young helping the elderly, futurists are speculating what will happen as popula...
03 Oct, 2022, 07.25 PM IST
Population explosion must not be linked to religion: Naqvi"We all have to work together to find a way for its solution," Naqvi said, adding that measures taken by most countries to control populati...
13 Jul, 2022, 08.06 AM IST
Growth of China's migrant workforce declines: ReportThe growth rate dropped 0.6 per cent in 2015, and the percentage of workers younger than 40 years dropped 1.3 per cent to 55.2 per cent.
29 Apr, 2016, 06.07 PM IST
China's work force to decline to 57 per cent by 2030: ExpertsData from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) shows that in 2015, China's working age population was 911 million and there were 222 mil...
30 Mar, 2016, 05.08 PM IST
Protect natural resources for food security: Pranab MukherjeePeople must preserve natural resources to ensure continuous supply of food and fresh water in the country, President Pranab Mukherjee said ...
17 Nov, 2015, 06.42 PM IST
President expresses concern over food securityCiting about 120 million hectares of land at various stages of degradation, he also emphasised upon adoption of more sustainable land use s...
17 Nov, 2015, 03.15 PM IST