Press freedom hits its lowest level in 25 yearsPress freedom has hit a 25-year low. More than half the world's countries now face difficult or very serious press freedom situations. The ...
30 Apr, 2026, 12.19 PM IST
Journalist claims Ukraine’s population halved to 20 million: How real is the crisis?Ukraine's population faces a severe decline. Reports suggest it could reach 20 million by 2025. This dramatic drop stems from the ongoing w...
22 Mar, 2026, 10.44 AM IST
Putin gets grim warning: Russia’s population crisis could wipe out 11 million workers by 2030Russia faces a significant worker shortage by 2030. Retirements and low birth rates are major factors. The Ukraine war has worsened the sit...
15 Jul, 2025, 07.55 PM IST
Russian government wants schools to hold more romantic events, including school discos to boost birth rateThe Russian Education Ministry is pushing for more school discos and romantic events to encourage young people to start families.
01 Feb, 2025, 12.04 AM IST
After China and Japan, now Russia is offering 100,000 roubles to female students under 25 to have babiesRussia has introduced measures to increase birth rates by offering financial incentives to female students under 25 who give birth. This po...
09 Jan, 2025, 12.50 PM IST
Is Russia-Ukraine war drawing to a close? What Zelenskyy saidUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signals a potential scaling down of the Russia-Ukraine war, contingent on energy security and freed...
23 Oct, 2024, 08.24 PM IST
Ukraine's population has declined by 10 million since Russian invasion: UNUkraine's population has decreased by 10 million since the Russian invasion due to refugees, low birth rates, and war casualties. The birth...
22 Oct, 2024, 11.29 PM IST
Sex-at-work scheme: That's what Russia is promoting to increase population as crisis escalatesRussia is currently promoting a unique 'sex-at-work' scheme, which could be helpful for the population increase plans amid a massive crisis...
24 Sep, 2024, 02.10 AM IST
Vladimir Putin wants Russians to have sex during work breaks amid declining birthrate, says fate of Russia depends on itRussian President Vladimir Putin has launched a new policy to combat the country's declining birth rate, encouraging citizens to have child...
17 Sep, 2024, 02.41 PM IST
India's population to peak in early 2060s to 1.7 billion before declining: UNIndia's population is projected to peak in the early 2060s at around 1.7 billion, then decline by 12 per cent, remaining the world's most p...
12 Jul, 2024, 10.07 AM IST
Putin urges Russians to have more kids, says ethnic survival at stakeRussian President Vladimir Putin has stated that families must have at least two children for ethnic survival and three or more for develop...
16 Feb, 2024, 09.54 AM IST
Russian mobilization announcement triggers huge drop in number of 'Counter-Strike: Global Offensive' players. Find out whyAfter Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a partial mobilization in Russia, the number of players of the video game 'Counter-Strike: ...
27 Sep, 2022, 01.36 AM IST
Only 1.8% of India's population infected till now: Health ministryAs per health ministry statistics, 10.1% of the population in the US has been infected, 9% in France, 7.4% in Italy, 7.3% in Brazil, 6% in ...
19 May, 2021, 07.39 AM IST
At 18 million, India has the world's largest diaspora populationA UN report said the spatial distribution of transnational populations varies greatly and India's diaspora, the largest in the world, is di...
15 Jan, 2021, 10.32 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
- Russia cannot do without migrants, says govt
The situation is aggravated by the steady aging of able-bodied citizens. Almost one-fifth of the country's residents will be over 65 years ...
09 Apr, 2011, 02.27 PM IST
- India's demographic growth may be maximum among BRIC peers
India is likely to see a much favourable demographic trend in the next three decades than neighbouring China. Budget 2010: What it means fo...
01 Mar, 2010, 12.10 AM IST