India is blocking a cheap way to beat the heat wave, one tweak in AC can lower costsIndia faces a cooling crisis as soaring temperatures drive unprecedented electricity demand. While AC sales surge, a safer, cheaper, and mo...
04 May, 2026, 09.33 AM IST
Indians become Australia’s largest migrant group for the first time, overtaking EnglandIndians are now Australia's largest migrant group, surpassing those from England. This shift highlights changing migration patterns, with o...
01 May, 2026, 11.51 AM IST
America’s demographic stagnation to make it poorer?America faces a future of slower economic growth due to demographic stagnation. A declining birth rate and reduced immigration are shrinkin...
10 Apr, 2026, 06.03 PM IST
After blind dating, mass weddings to boost birth rates, China now plans special trains for its growing elderly populationChina will launch tourist trains with medical and elder-care facilities by 2027. This initiative aims to tap into the spending power of its...
11 Feb, 2025, 12.35 PM IST
More countries, including China, are grappling with shrinking and aging populationsCountries grappling with population decline and aging issues offer financial incentives to encourage childbirth. China, Japan, Italy, and S...
17 Jan, 2025, 10.06 AM IST
China's retirement age reforms not enough to fix pension headacheChina's decision to raise retirement ages aims to address pension deficits and support a shrinking workforce amid economic slowdown. The po...
24 Sep, 2024, 07.07 AM IST
India needs to expand universal health coverage for rapidly ageing population, maintain growth: ADB reportA report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) highlights India's low health insurance coverage for older people, emphasizing the need to exp...
02 May, 2024, 02.58 PM IST
One in four people in Asia, Pacific will be above 60 by 2050: UNFPAOne in four people in Asia and the Pacific will be above the age of 60 by 2050 and more than half of them will be women. The rate of increa...
31 Oct, 2023, 05.32 PM IST
Why China's shrinking population is a problem for everyoneChina's population decline, which will soon make India the most populous nation, will have significant effects on its economy and global br...
19 Apr, 2023, 01.19 PM IST
Covid's BF.7 variant may not impact India as severely as China, says CCMB chiefNandicoori said there is always a concern that all these variants have the ability to escape the immunity and can infect people who are vac...
25 Dec, 2022, 12.02 PM IST
As officials ease restrictions, China faces new pandemic risksThe vaccination gaps in China's older population are all the more glaring because the country has achieved relatively strong coverage overa...
02 Dec, 2022, 04.38 PM IST
China says to accelerate push to vaccinate elderly against Covid-19Beijing's National Health Commission (NHC) pledged to "accelerate the increase in the vaccination rate for people over the age of 80, and c...
29 Nov, 2022, 01.46 PM IST
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...
15 Nov, 2022, 07.46 PM IST
China says 76% of population have received complete doses of COVID-19 vaccinesChina is giving people whose last dose was given at least six months ago a booster shot, with priority groups including essential workers, ...
24 Oct, 2021, 01.45 PM IST
Keep your memory intact: Eating over 2 teaspoons of peanuts daily can prevent dementia10 grams of nuts a day can keep age-related mental disorders at bay.
22 Mar, 2019, 03.17 PM IST
Parts of Asia will grow old before getting rich, IMF warnsThe reversal of the so-called "demographic dividend" will drag on global growth and also that in Asia, the world's fastest growing region, ...
09 May, 2017, 03.58 PM IST
Elder abuse lowest in India among Asian countries, highest in ChinaIn Asia, the highest prevalence of elder abuse was found among older adults in China, while the lowest was reported among older adults in I...
16 Jun, 2015, 03.52 PM IST