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India's Fertility Rate Drops Below Replacement Level for First Time, Reveals Government Report
India's fertility decline has been dramatic over the past five decades. The TFR dropped from 5.2 during 1971-1981 to 4.5, and further from 3.6 in 1991 to 1.9 in 2024.
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"Before It's Too Late": France Issues Fertility Warning To All 29-Year-Olds
France plans to send letters to all 29-year-olds encouraging them to consider fertility options as part of a wider effort to tackle declining birth rates, a move that has sparked debate over effectiveness and personal choice.
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"Marriage A Social Duty, Not Just Consent": RSS Chief On 3-Child Philosophy
RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday addressed a wide range of critical national issues, from demographic shifts and economic indicators to national security and the organization's relationship with the central government.
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Aadhaar Update Charges Hiked: Check Services And How Much You Need To Pay
While children's updates remain free at certain stages, most services have become more expensive under the revised structure.
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Japan's Centenarian Population Nears 100,000, 88% Are Women
The number of people aged 100 or older in Japan has hit a record high of nearly 100,000, with almost 90 percent of them women, ministry data showed on Friday.
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"Deliberate" Demographic Changes Taking Place Along Borders: Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said demographic changes are taking place in border areas as part of a "deliberate design" and they directly impact the security of the country and its borders.
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130 Russian Towns Could Vanish Soon: The Alarming Reason Behind Their Decline
Recent research warns that 130 small Russian towns, home to 3.4 million people, are at risk of disappearing due to negative demographic trends and declining employment opportunities.
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China To Offer Childcare Subsidies To Boost Birth Rate Amid Demographic Crisis
China's government will offer subsidies to parents to the tune of $500 per child under the age of three per year, Beijing's state media said Monday, as the world's second most populous nation faces a looming demographic crisis.
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13% Children Born Prematurely. 17% With Low Birth Weight In India: Report
India's demographic health survey 2019-21 reveals that 13 per cent of children were born prematurely, and 17 per cent with a low weight at birth, with air pollution contributing to the adverse birth outcomes.
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Many Cities In US To Turn Ghost Town By 2100, Says Study
The study's authors noted that the significant decrease in population could pose unprecedented challenges, potentially resulting in disruptions to essential services such as transportation, clean water, electricity, and internet access.
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South Korea's "No-Kid Zones" Infuriate Lawmaker And Other Parents
The first time South Korean lawmaker Yong Hye-in left the house after giving birth, she ended up in tears when she was denied entry to a cafe because of her baby.
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India Has Shown It's Possible For Harmony To Exist Amid Diversity: PM Modi
PM Modi said, that India as the world's largest democracy, has demonstrated that it is possible for harmony to exist amid diversity.
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China Set For Historic Demographic Shift, Impacted By Covid Traumas
Living under China's stringent COVID-19 restrictions for the past three years had caused Zhang Qi enough stress and uncertainty to consider not having babies in the country.
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"Rumours About Demographic Change": J&K Lieutenant Governor Clarifies
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday slammed those inciting the people by spreading ''rumours'' about "imaginary issues" like demographic changes in the union territory.
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While US, Japan, China Are Ageing, India Getting Younger: Sushma Swaraj
Underlining that countries such as the US, Japan and China are ageing rapidly, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Monday said India is getting younger and this demographic perspective offers it an "unprecedented edge" that will help in building a "New Young India" by 2022.
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India's Fertility Rate Drops Below Replacement Level for First Time, Reveals Government Report
India's fertility decline has been dramatic over the past five decades. The TFR dropped from 5.2 during 1971-1981 to 4.5, and further from 3.6 in 1991 to 1.9 in 2024.
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"Before It's Too Late": France Issues Fertility Warning To All 29-Year-Olds
France plans to send letters to all 29-year-olds encouraging them to consider fertility options as part of a wider effort to tackle declining birth rates, a move that has sparked debate over effectiveness and personal choice.
-
"Marriage A Social Duty, Not Just Consent": RSS Chief On 3-Child Philosophy
RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday addressed a wide range of critical national issues, from demographic shifts and economic indicators to national security and the organization's relationship with the central government.
-
Aadhaar Update Charges Hiked: Check Services And How Much You Need To Pay
While children's updates remain free at certain stages, most services have become more expensive under the revised structure.
-
Japan's Centenarian Population Nears 100,000, 88% Are Women
The number of people aged 100 or older in Japan has hit a record high of nearly 100,000, with almost 90 percent of them women, ministry data showed on Friday.
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"Deliberate" Demographic Changes Taking Place Along Borders: Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said demographic changes are taking place in border areas as part of a "deliberate design" and they directly impact the security of the country and its borders.
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130 Russian Towns Could Vanish Soon: The Alarming Reason Behind Their Decline
Recent research warns that 130 small Russian towns, home to 3.4 million people, are at risk of disappearing due to negative demographic trends and declining employment opportunities.
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China To Offer Childcare Subsidies To Boost Birth Rate Amid Demographic Crisis
China's government will offer subsidies to parents to the tune of $500 per child under the age of three per year, Beijing's state media said Monday, as the world's second most populous nation faces a looming demographic crisis.
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13% Children Born Prematurely. 17% With Low Birth Weight In India: Report
India's demographic health survey 2019-21 reveals that 13 per cent of children were born prematurely, and 17 per cent with a low weight at birth, with air pollution contributing to the adverse birth outcomes.
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Many Cities In US To Turn Ghost Town By 2100, Says Study
The study's authors noted that the significant decrease in population could pose unprecedented challenges, potentially resulting in disruptions to essential services such as transportation, clean water, electricity, and internet access.
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South Korea's "No-Kid Zones" Infuriate Lawmaker And Other Parents
The first time South Korean lawmaker Yong Hye-in left the house after giving birth, she ended up in tears when she was denied entry to a cafe because of her baby.
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India Has Shown It's Possible For Harmony To Exist Amid Diversity: PM Modi
PM Modi said, that India as the world's largest democracy, has demonstrated that it is possible for harmony to exist amid diversity.
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China Set For Historic Demographic Shift, Impacted By Covid Traumas
Living under China's stringent COVID-19 restrictions for the past three years had caused Zhang Qi enough stress and uncertainty to consider not having babies in the country.
-
"Rumours About Demographic Change": J&K Lieutenant Governor Clarifies
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday slammed those inciting the people by spreading ''rumours'' about "imaginary issues" like demographic changes in the union territory.
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While US, Japan, China Are Ageing, India Getting Younger: Sushma Swaraj
Underlining that countries such as the US, Japan and China are ageing rapidly, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Monday said India is getting younger and this demographic perspective offers it an "unprecedented edge" that will help in building a "New Young India" by 2022.
