World Urbanisation Prospects

Rediff.com » News » World Urbanisation Prospects

News for World Urbanisation Prospects

News
Business
Sports

India overtakes China, becomes world's most populous nation

India has surpassed China to become the world's most populous nation with 142.86 crore people, shows the latest United Nations data, even as UN projections estimate that the country's population is......

China's population declines for first time since 1961

China's demographic crisis deepened in 2022 as its population declined for the first time since 1961 due to a plunging birth rate, the country's statistics office said on Tuesday, amid a forecast......

India will touch peak population of 1.69 bn in 2063

By 2030, 600 million people will be living in cities in India, representing 40 per cent of the population.. IMAGE: A view of an overcrowded market in Mumbai. Photograph: ANI Photo On Tuesday, the......

'Safeguarding borders is a 24x7 exercise'

'Breaking down silos and ensuring a more integrated governance process is just as important to performance.''It has been a major priority in the last six years, especially in national security,'......

AAP's use of Hindu symbolism is a sign of the times

As the campaign peaked, AAP leaders evidently realised they had to deflect their chief opponent's attempts to polarise the electorate over religious identity, explains David Devadas. IMAGE: Delhi......

'El Nino impact an immediate concern to markets'

'Geopolitical risks and their impact on oil prices, if any, are another concern for global markets, particularly for India.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Unmesh Kulkarni, managing director......

'There's real interest in India right now'

People are interested in the strength of India's economy, the country's stability, and the opportunities, says Stuart Tait, regional head of commercial banking, Asia-Pacific at HSBC. Image:......

Will Modi's dream of 'electricity for all' ever come true?

The need of the hour is to strike a balance between the capability of the conventional and the prospect of the renewable to give a realistic shape to the Prime Minister’s vision, says Rajiv......

10 reasons why India won't grow at 8% plus

Shankar Acharya analyses the factors that make it difficult for India to revert to the high growth rate of previous years India’s eight per cent plus economic growth surge between 2003-04......

Amitabh Kant: An ambitious bureaucrat who wants to make India a biz hotspot

The Secretary of Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Amitabh Kant tells Rahul Jacob how India could be made an easier place to do business in and why India's software smarts will......

Brazil seal WC berth, Argentina dice with death

Brazil secured their place at the 2010 World Cup with an impressive 3-1 win over arch-rivals Argentina while South America's other candidates jockeyed for the region's other three automatic berths.......

Rediff News

World Urbanisation Prospects

News for World Urbanisation Prospects

India overtakes China, becomes world's most populous nation

China's population declines for first time since 1961

India will touch peak population of 1.69 bn in 2063

'Safeguarding borders is a 24x7 exercise'

AAP's use of Hindu symbolism is a sign of the times

'El Nino impact an immediate concern to markets'

'There's real interest in India right now'

Will Modi's dream of 'electricity for all' ever come true?

10 reasons why India won't grow at 8% plus

Amitabh Kant: An ambitious bureaucrat who wants to make India a biz hotspot

Brazil seal WC berth, Argentina dice with death

Top Coverage News

World Test Championship 2023

Manipur's Tragedy

IPL 2023

Sri Lanka's Tour of India 2023

GUJARAT, HIMACHAL GO TO POLLS