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 …
State has more names in ration cards than its population as detailed in Census 2011; 29 per cent already enrolled for Aadhaar Is it under-registering of its residents in Census 2011, the migrant population or fake ration cards? Having already enrolled 29 per cent of its population under Aadhaar - …
A new study says the world’s major river systems contain more than enough water to meet global food production needs in the 21st century. Following a five-year study of 10 river basins, including the Nile. With global population expected to surpass 7 billion people this year, the staggering impact on …
A horrifying number of 55,053 female foetuses are being aborted every year in Maharashtra after sex selection tests. This was disclosed by the state coordinator for United Nations Population Fund Agency (UNPFA), Anuja Gulati, at a seminar organised by the PM Shah Foundation and Lek Ladki Abhiyaan in the city …
NEW DELHI: The Planning Commission affidavit to the Supreme Court which claimed that a rural poor can manage food, education and health requirements with a mere Rs 25 a day has given fresh ammunition to the BJP to take on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek …
SHILLONG: A meeting sensitizing NGOs and Media persons on the ongoing Measles catch up campaign was conducted on Wednesday at the social Mobilization Experimentation and Training Centre (SMELC) in Dakopgre, Tura. The measles catch up campaign is a special drive to vaccinate all children between the age group of 9 …
JAMMU: Department of Wildlife Protection, Jammu, organized an education and awareness camp at village Basht near Sudhmahadev Conservation Reserve on September 19. Prominent citizens, teachers and students of Government and private schools participated during the programme. Two minutes silence was observed in memory of Master Aman Dubey, a class 4th …
NEW DELHI, 16 SEPT: The Bihar chief minister, Mr Nitish Kumar, today met the rural development minister, Mr Jairam Ramesh, and thanked him for allowing road projects worth Rs 935 crore to be undertaken by state government agencies in the state. The issue of not allowing Bihar agencies to undertake …
Srinagar: Even as a majority of the population of Jammu and Kashmir resides in villages, there is an increasing trend of urbanisation in the state, according to Census- 2011. The Director, Census Operations, Farooq Ahmad Factoo, released the details of the urban-rural population of the state here today. As per …
Paper-II on Census 2011 released SRINAGAR: As a large number of people have migrated to the urban areas during past three decades in Jammu and Kashmir, there has been sharp decline of 7 percent in rural population, according to the recently released census data. Addressing a press conference here, Director …
AGARTALA: Tripura’s current population stands at 36, 71,032, having registered a growth of 9.12 percent in urban population in 2011 compared with the preceding 2001 when the urban population stood at 17.06 percent, according reports in Tripura media. Successful implementation of the literacy programmes like ‘Sarva Shiksha’ has helped the …
This is your empowerment, Gehlot tells women Fighting the ignominy of being among the worst States in the country when it comes to mother mortality rate (MMR) and infant mortality rate (IMR), the Rajasthan Government on Monday launched a major initiative to protect newborns and mothers. Thousands of people including …
AHMEDABAD: The diseases chart in the city had been soaring up during the last few months. The number of suspected malaria deaths in the city has gone up to 59 in the last one-and-half months according to Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC). There have been in all five dengue deaths till …
JAIPUR: Rajasthan is at a higher risk of HIV transmission due to geographical and occupational reasons such as tourism, according to World Health Organisation. WHO officials threw light on Rajasthan's status relating to HIV/AIDS at a press briefing on the second day of WHO's South East Asia Region's 64th session …
More than a million HIV-infected persons in the South-East Asia Region (SEAR) remain without access to effective treatment. High cost of drugs and limited capacity of the respective health systems of the member-countries are primarily responsible for this situation which is only compounded by delays in diagnosing the disease and …
IMPHAL: As per the provisional report of Census 2011 released by the Directorate of Census Operations Manipur on Monday, the total population of Manipur as on March 1, 2011 is estimated at 2,721,756 out of which 1,639,737 are male and 1,351,992 are female. The provisional report entitled “Census of India, …
Chhattisgarh forest dwellers may be resettled to improve delivery of essential services. Local authorities are deliberating on an ambitious plan to resettle thousands of forest-dwelling villagers across Chhattisgarh's Maoist-affected Narayanpur district in a bid to provide essential services like education and health care. Sources in the administration say the plan …
GUWAHATI: Days are not far when arable lands in Assam will be scarce. At a time when food crisis is a global phenomenon due to rise in population, and the emphasis worldwide is on using more and more lands for agricultural purposes in order to meet the rising food requirement, …
Total fertility rate dips in state, most urban families not going for children Himachal Pradesh’s early exuberance over 12.81 per cent decline in the population growth rate, especially in the urban towns like Shimla reflected in the 2011 census data is, turning out to be a warning signal for the …
Mizoram has a population of 10,91,014 including 5,38,675 women, according to the final figure of the Census 2011 released by State chief secretary Van Hela Pachuau. According to the Census figure, the sex ratio was 975 females per 1,000 males and there are 1,65,536 children below the age of six …
PARIS: The world population will reach seven billion later this year, with increases in the number of people in Africa offsetting birth rate drops elsewhere, according to a new French study published on Thursday. Looking much further ahead, the National Institute for Demographic Studies (INED) predicts a continuing rise in …
