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 …
A recent evaluation of relative environmental impact of countries published in PLoS ONE. Finds that 10 countries with the worst global footprint are Brazil, US, China, Japan, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Russia, Australia & Peru. Environmental protection is critical to maintain ecosystem services essential for human well-being. It is important to …
Arguments over which type of farming will best meet growing food demands are ignoring the most critical factor - water availability - say analysts from the International Water Management Institute (IWMI). Agriculture currently uses 70 per cent of the freshwater available for human use and, according to the IWMI, unless …
Report Says Funds Will Be Required To Sustain A Population Of 590 Million By 2030 New Delhi: India will need to spend an additional $2 trillion or almost one-and-a-half times it
Ashish Vashi | TNN Ahmedabad: With census 2011 ready for launch, it is time to remember a Gujarati scholar who was the first to evaluate census data and do a scientific analysis on why the sex ratio was skewed in the country. An extraordinary demographer and Kutchi Jain scholar, Pravin …
We live in a world that is more interconnected - and more vulnerable - than ever before. The fallout from the banking crisis was worldwide. Concerns about infectious diseases have risen and fallen in the public's consciousness, and while no catastrophic pandemic has yet hit us, it is clear that …
The first phase of the head count (consus) in Uttar Pradesh is scheduled begin from next month in which biometrics data of people over 15 years of age would be collected between May 16 and June 30. The schedule of the census was prepared in a high-level meeting headed by …
KORAPUT: The villagers of Sibaguda under Konga gram panchayat in Jeypore block have threatened not to cooperate with the census enumerators till their demands are conceded. They alleged that the village had seen several elections and census enumerations in the name of development but it lacks even basic amenities till …
KOCHI: The first phase of national census began in the district on Wednesday with the collection of data from Justice V R Krishna Iyer. The census activities will be supervised by secretaries at the corporation and municipality levels and tahsildars at village level. Additional District Magistrate Mohandas Pillai heading a …
Pune The district administration is gearing up for May 1 when the National Housing Census and National Population Registry drive will commence in the city and Pimpri-Chinchwad areas. However, the office is yet to receive the questionnaires. Residents will have to fill up two questionnaires with 50 questions when the …
K Narasimhamurthy, Apr 14, DHNS: The house list enumeration as part of the first stage of Census 2011, will begin from Thursday. People can give details of their house and members in the house without fear of information leakage as it will be kept a closely guarded secret.Even under Right …
As India celebrated completion of five years of National Rural Health Mission today, Assam won the best performing state award among the north-eastern state category for implementing the programme well. Rajasthan was adjudged the best performing state among the high-focus areas while Tamil Nadu claimed the award in the category …
April 12: Union health minister Mr Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday said Centre is in the process of making a comprehensive programme on population stabilisation. Mr Azad, however, clarified that government does not want any legislation to implement it but would be doing it through creating more awareness on issues …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Around 30 lakh Malayalis will be among the expatriate Indians who will be left out of Census 2011 because of their absence during the headcount. ``During the Population Enumeration next February, we will be taking into account even hospital births. But if you are not physically present at the …
Chandigarh has been divided into 26 wards; 3,146 officials to collect and compile information Keep all information about you and your living standard, assets and qualification ready
Even as the nationwide census began yesterday, it would start in the state on May 15.The census in the state would be conducted in two phases and more than 60,000 employees of various departments of the state government would be engaged for it.
