Deaths outnumber births in France for first time since World War TwoFrance has recorded more deaths than births for the first time since World War Two, with 651,000 deaths and 645,000 births in 2025. This de...
13 Jan, 2026, 07.39 PM IST
Not just Singapore. Elon Musk has also warned three other countries are in danger of becoming extinct from EarthElon Musk has voiced concerns about declining birth rates, in Singapore, where the fertility rate has dropped to a historic low of 0.97. He...
09 Dec, 2024, 03.11 PM IST
Japan Is bringing in more foreigners than you thinkAs Japan's population declines, the country has been quietly bringing in more foreign workers, with the number of foreigners comprising 2.4...
04 Aug, 2023, 05.28 PM IST
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,...
20 Apr, 2023, 11.28 AM IST
Can China reverse its population decline? Just ask SwedenWith 850,000 fewer births than deaths last year, at least according to the country's official report, China joined an expanding set of nati...
13 Feb, 2023, 11.05 AM IST
How the world is changing after its population hit 8 billionAnnual population growth is now at its slowest level since 1950. While it took 12 years for the world’s population to jump by a billion, it...
15 Nov, 2022, 07.27 PM IST
The world's population by the end of this century could be two billion below UN projectionsMore than 20 countries - including Japan, Spain, Italy, Thailand, Portugal, South Korea and Poland - will see their numbers diminish by at ...
15 Jul, 2020, 08.54 AM IST
Retirement age set to rise due to higher life expectancy: Economic SurveyIndia's population is expected to grow under 0.5 per cent due to dip in fertility rate & increase in life expectancy.
04 Jul, 2019, 03.16 PM IST
Caution, to-be mothers! Taking ibuprofen during pregnancy may harm unborn daughter's fertilityConsuming ibuprofen in the first 24 weeks of pregnancy may reduce number of eggs in the ovaries of unborn child.
02 Feb, 2018, 08.37 PM IST
Cardiovascular disease causes one-third of deaths worldwideIn 2015, there were an estimated 7.3 million heart attacks and 110.6 million people living with heart artery disease.
18 May, 2017, 05.38 PM IST
French presidential election: In this too-close-to-call poll, we can expect the unexpectedThe influx of half a million displaced people from the Middle East and North Africa into France over the last two years has burnished the a...
23 Apr, 2017, 12.01 AM IST
Child policies across the world: From restrictions to incentivesThe BJP-led Assam govt recently made public a controversial draft population policy under which those with more than 2 children will not be...
16 Apr, 2017, 01.33 AM IST
More people in Europe dying than being born: studyMore people in Europe are dying than being born, according to a new study that found, in contrast, births exceed deaths by significant marg...
18 Jan, 2016, 01.23 PM IST
China ends one-child policy to boost populationMany countries are worried at an aging population and its effects - a decreasing workforce and increased spending on pension and social sec...
01 Jan, 2016, 12.32 PM IST
AIIMS to develop cheaper cancer drugs with French FoundationAIIMS in collaboration with France-based FAM-Medical Academy Foundation and the French Embassy in India have decided to develop cheaper can...
19 Nov, 2015, 07.25 PM IST
India to pip Indonesia as country with most Muslims by 2050: ReportHindus will be third, making up 14.9 per cent of the world's total population, followed by people who do not affiliate with any religion, a...
03 Apr, 2015, 04.03 PM IST
- 'BUY' OR 'SELL' ideas by experts for Tuesday, February 14
ET Now spoke to various experts and here's what they have to recommend for today's trade.
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