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Planet Earth welcomes 8th billion inhabitant

Planet Earth welcomed its 8th billion inhabitant on Tuesday, a remarkable milestone for humanity that is set to propel India to become the world's most populous country next year, surpassing China......

No plan for legislation on population control, govt tells RS

The government is not contemplating any legislative measures for population control, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. Image used for......

India projected to surpass China as most populous country by 2023: UN report

India is projected to surpass China as the world's most populous country next year, according to a report by the United Nations on Monday which said that the world population is forecast to reach......

WHO Numbers May Raise India's Covid Deaths

The World Health Organisation is set to release its estimates of excess deaths caused by COVID-19 in early April, reports Amruta Byatnal, On devex.com, and the figure could be more than twice the......

UN warns of 'similar episodes' as second Covid wave in India

A United Nations report said on Thursday that the deadly wave of COVID-19 Delta variant stole 240,000 lives in India between April and June in 2021 and disrupted economic recovery, and warned that......

India, fastest-growing major economy, likely to grow 6.4% in 2022: UN

As the Ukraine conflict impacts the global GDP, India is projected to grow by 6.4 per cent in 2022, slower than the last year's 8.8 per cent but still the fastest-growing major economy, with higher......

Global economy could shrink by almost 1% in 2020: UN

With nearly 100 countries closing national borders during the past month, the movement of people and tourism flows have come to a screeching halt. The contraction could be even higher if......

Gulf migrant workers will be biggest victims of oil shock

Saudi Arabia's army of migrant workers will be among the biggest losers from the slump in oil prices and the impact will reverberate to poor countries across the Middle East and South Asia where......

Slowdown no issue, India to be fastest growing economy in 2016

The report underscores the need to implement fiscal reforms that boost government revenues. India will be the world's fastest growing large economy at 7.3 per cent in 2016, improving further to 7.5......

India's growth to reach 6.3 per cent in 2016: UN report

India will see a gradual growth acceleration with its GDP expected to reach 5.9 per cent this year and 6.3 per cent in 2016, the UN said on Monday while partly crediting the recovery to improved......

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