E-PaperWorld Population News
India’s other growth story: where slow is good
India’s population is growing slower than earlier estimated as states make quick progress, the latest population data shows
4 min read8 Jul 2019World Population Day: Is India moving towards being an ageing economy?
India's unequal population growth has resulted in the twin problems of too many young and old people concentrated in different geographies
2 min read11 Jul 2018World Population Day: What ails the Youth of India
India is facing a major challenge in nurturing its youth to make it a productive labour force
1 min read11 Jul 2018News in Numbers: Bottom 50% of world’s population see no increase in wealth, says report
In other news, ONGC would buy 77.9 crore shares in HPCL at Rs473.97 apiece
3 min read22 Jan 2018India’s population to surpass China’s around 2024, earlier than thought: UN
India's population is estimated to surpass that of China by 2024, two years later than previously estimated, and is projected to touch 1.5 billion in 2030
3 min read21 Jun 2017World’s ‘extremely poor’ to fall below 10% of global population: World Bank
Extreme poverty has long been defined as living on or below $1.25 a day, but the World Bank's adjustment now sets the poverty line at $1.90 a day
2 min read5 Oct 2015India’s population: 1,274,239,769 and growing
At the current growth rate of 1.6% a year, India can become the world's most populous country by 2050
1 min read11 Jul 2015World population to cross 11 billion by 2100: UN study
There is an 80% probability that the world's population will increase to between 9.6 and 12.3 billion in 2100, led by a steep rise in Africa, says study
2 min read19 Sep 2014World population to shoot up to 9.7 billion in 2050: Study
India will overtake China as the world's most populous nation, says a French study
1 min read2 Oct 2013Views | Seven billion people, and counting
Views | Seven billion people, and counting
1 min read27 Oct 2011Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared