'If such a practice were feasible, every state would seek additional funds, posing a significant risk to the overall health of the economy.' IMAGE: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan addresses......
Experts recommend awaiting the findings of the 2021 Census, which is yet to be conducted, before introducing population control policies. IMAGE: A crowded railway platform in Mumbai. Kindly note......
In the Interim Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that a high power committee would be set up to consider the challenges arising from 'fast population grown and demographic......
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......
The Muslim community uses family planning tool, condom the most in order to maintain a gap between two children, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen Chief Asaduddin Owaisi has claimed. IMAGE:......
On the heels of the National Family Health Survey-5 (NFHS-5), which revealed new demographic trajectories including the replacement level of fertility, the government will, on Monday, unveil......
A report published in British journal The Lancet reckons India’s working population will surpass China’s in the mid-2020s. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com India’s gross......
With India set to be the world's most populous country by 2030, there is a growing need to control population through better use of contraceptives, says Abhishek Waghmare. On December 11, the......
The temptation to rehash Manmohanomics is not going to deliver the achche-din that Narendra Modi has promised, warns Sriram Balasubramanian. The recent race related incidents in the United States......