Birth Rate is a crude measure of fertility of a population and is a crucial determinant of population growth. It gives the number of live births per thousand population in a given region and year. The Birth Rate at all India level has declined drastically over the last five decades …
The urban population figures of Haryana and Punjab present a study in contrast. While Punjab, with a population of 1,03,87,436 (37.49 per cent) has more urban population than Haryana, which is 88,21,588 (34.79 per cent), Haryana scores over its neighbour in the number of 1 lakh-plus cities. In a development …
Shouldn't we question why the world is determined to live beyond its means and not worry about how it sabotages our common future? Now that Europe’s debt crisis is unfolding all around us, shouldn’t we question why the world is determined to live beyond its means and not worry about …
An analysis of forty years of global marriage and fertility data shows that the real effect of the decline in fertility in India has been a massive decrease in the number of women in their thirties having children. In western and northern Europe, on the other hand, women are more …
‘It has become imperative in view of climate change' Bio-fortified varieties of staple food grains, such as Vitamin-A-enriched ‘Golden Rice', or iron-enriched wheat, could improve the nutritional status of the world's poor, P. Pushpangadan, Director General, Amity Institute for Herbal and Biotech Products Development, said here on Thursday. Presenting a …
Unlike the present system of allocation of funds to states on health care by the Centre, the high-level experts group (HLEG) on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in its report to the Planning Commission have recommended “flexible” and “differential norms” for allocating finances to the states. The report which is to …
“We aim to immunise all children in the age group of nine months to 10 years irrespective of their immunisation status. This is part of the Central Government's massive anti-measles catch-up vaccination drive that will try and cover more than 13 crore children in 14 vulnerable States,” said Union Health …
Bill has provision for free meals, besides an allowance of Rs 6,000 to all pregnant women. Ahead of assembly elections in seven states next year, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government is planning a big push towards its social security agenda. For, its Cabinet note on Food Security Bill has …
Unreasonable growth, over-population and congestion in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) have always remained matters of serious concern for policymakers. However, an assessment by economist, Abhay Pethe, indicates that the population in the MMR will, in fact, stabilise. “Mumbai is not growing at the same rate as expected and people …
Kohima: Nagaland has been listed as one of the leading cancer affected states in India with reported detection rate of at least 500 new cases annually, but despite the alarming high cancer incidence there is still no cancer hospital in the State. These statistics were revealed by the Officer of …
An increase in heat waves is almost certain, while heavier rainfall, more floods, stronger cyclones, landslides and more intense droughts are likely across the globe this century as the Earth's climate warms, U.N. scientists said on Friday. The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) urged countries to come up …
National Glaciers Within the last three decades, glaciers of Bhutan shrank by 189sqkm, less than half the size of one of the country’s smallest dzongkhags, Pemagatshel. It is a fall by 7.3 percent, compared with 860sqkm in 1980, which, when recorded in 2010, dropped to 671sqkm. Going by a recent …
The Finance Ministry had approved the changes in the draft National Food Security Bill that were incorporated after taking the views of the Department of Women and Child Development as well as those posted on the Food Ministry's website, Minister of State for Food and Public Distribution K.V. Thomas said …
SILCHAR: Cluster of villages across Barak Valley have been threatened by erosions of various rivers crisscrossing the zone. A good number of villages have been completely or partially wiped out by the swirling and surging waters of Barak, in particular, during heavy floods. Reports about the fate of such villages …
New Delhi: Commuters in cities with 20 lakh population can hope for more comfortable journey if state governments are willing to choose modern Metro for intra-city transportation. The union urban development ministry has decided to consider the proposal for Metro in cities with 20 lakh plus population. With this announcement, …
Agartala: Tripura has sought Rs.440 crore from the Central government to undertake livelihood schemes for thousands of tribals who will get title deeds in the state under the Forest Rights Act, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said here on Wednesday. Sarkar, accompanied by state Finance Minister Badal Choudhury, on Monday met …
NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday approved a Rs.683 crore project to improve the living standards of rural areas in four north-eastern States – Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura – fighting high poverty ratios. The plan, North East Rural Livelihood Project, or NERLP, was approved by the Cabinet Committee on …
New Delhi Several state governments have come out strongly against how the centre has planned the resource mobilisation for the national food security law, a key initiative of the UPA-II government. States including those ruled by the Congress party has complained to the Union food ministry that legal entitlements for …
Lucknow The Uttar Pradesh cabinet on Tuesday cleared a proposal to split the state into four, 11 years after the hill state of Uttarakhand was carved out of it. At a press conference, chief minister Mayawati cited rising expectations of people in remote areas as well as better administration and …
SHILLONG: The Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department has assured people of Mawlai that the water, which being pumped through the source at Umsohlang stream in Mawlai Mawdatbaki, is fit for drinking. A day after the members of the Hynniewtrep National Youth Front (HNYF) found that impure water being supplied to …
The country does not appear alarmed or worried at the growth of population. Political parties and the media seem oblivious to the threat and the government appears reluctant to take tough measures. But if dehumanising poverty is to be eliminated, ways must be found to slow down the growth of …
