Combined Russian and Ukrainian wheat exports are estimated to end up at roughly half what they were last year for the July to September har...

The paper, titled ‘the Ghost of Population Past’and co-authored by Sanjeev Sanyal, member of the Economic Advisory Council to the PM, Aakan...

Asian LNG demand is projected to decrease this year, with Northeast Asia seeing the largest drop. India and Bangladesh continue to secure s...

New research suggests some tropical crops lose viability much sooner than older estimates predicted. Mung beans showed strong germination a...

Census 2027 enumerator training will emphasize sensitive questions on religion and caste. Population enumeration in Goa and Uttar Pradesh s...

With the US market shedding weight overnight, the probability is high that Thursday will see another day of choppy trading. The best way to...

Singapore is rolling out a new child-support package worth up to S$70,000 (around Rs 50 lakh) for eligible Singaporean children, with suppo...

India’s total fertility rate has fallen to 1.9, below replacement level, even as the working-age population remains dominant. The country m...

The Tamil Nadu government led by Chief Minister Vijay has extended maternity leave for women state government employees having a third chil...

The Amazon rainforest has a surprising lifeline. Each year, about 27.7 million tonnes of Sahara dust travel nearly 5,000 kilometres from Ch...

Looking at what happens in the short term is important, as it does have an impact on stock prices. But also always keep an eye on the macro...

Tamil Nadu's Health Minister indicated potential incentives for couples to have more children. This move addresses the state's declining To...

India's next election could hinge on Gen Z voters concentrated in the Hindi heartland. A TOI analysis based on UN population estimates, Cen...

Elon Musk's comment on India's falling birth rate has gone viral. India's total fertility rate has now dropped below the replacement level....

India's birth rate has fallen below the replacement level. Most states now have fewer than 2.1 children per woman. Bihar and Uttar Pradesh ...

India remains the world's most populous country in 2025 with 1.46 billion people, but its total fertility rate (TFR) has dropped to 1.9, be...

The community with the lowest fertility rate of 1.2 was the one with the highest level of education, especially for women, the Jains.