Population
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India
15% Indian population to be 60+ by 2036: UN
By the end of the century, the elderly will constitute over 36% of the total population of the country."- UNFPA's…
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Economy
Population growth insufficient to strengthen India’s economy: Moody’s Investors Service
Despite India’s increasing labour force availability attributed to an increasing population, it will not be sufficient to strengthen the economy…
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India
Sikkim government employees to get 12-month maternity leave and 1-month paternity leave
Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang said this while addressing the annual general meeting of the Sikkim State Civil Service…
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India
Sikkim to ‘reward’ its residents for having more children & increasing the population
In contrast to India's rising population, Sikkim has India's lowest fertility rate with its indigenous population shrinking.
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India
India officially becomes ‘World’s Most Populated Country’ with 1.42 billion people, overtakes China
Latest demographic analysis report shows its now 5 million over China and will only start declining post 2050.
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Health
NFHS-5: India’s fertility rates drop below replacement levels while Muslims have the highest fertility of 2.36
Some interesting data has come forward in the National Family Health Survey. In NFHS 5, the country’s overall fertility fell…
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