People

Children in India 2018: a statistical appraisal

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India, has come out with a publication, "Children in India 2018 - A Statistical Appraisal", to provide suitable statistics for informed deision making. The publication presents and analyses statistics pertaining to the condition of children on broad indicators such as child survival, child development, and child protection covering demographic particulars such as status of child nutrition, health and education, children at work, and in situations of crime.

Publication Date: 
Friday, May 25, 2018
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
Tags:
Children, India, Statistics, Child Health, Education, Nutrition, Population
People

Census 2021 may have 2,231 new census towns: study

‘More villagesare straddling therural-urban divide’

Publication Date: 
21/05/2018
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Census, Panchayats, Population, Agriculture, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, People
People

Delhi to be most populous city in world by 2028: UN report

Delhi is projected to become the most populous city in the world around 2028, according to new United Nations estimates released here on Wednesday, which said India is expected to add the largest n

Publication Date: 
17/05/2018
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Population, Urbanisation, United Nations, China, India, People
Habitat And Urbanisation

2018 Revision of World Urbanization Prospects

Today, 55% of the world’s population lives in urban areas, a proportion that is expected to increase to 68% by 2050.

Publication Date: 
16/05/2018
United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Tags:
Urbanisation, Global, Population, Asia, Africa, India, China, Nigeria, Japan, Korea, Urban Development, Sustainable Development
Habitat And Urbanisation

World urbanization prospects: the 2018 revision

Delhi is projected to become the most populous city in the world around 2028, according to new United Nations estimates, which said India is expected to add the largest number of urban dwellers by 2050.

Publication Date: 
16/05/2018
UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
Tags:
Urbanisation, Urban Development, Population, India, Global
Health

Stillborn scheme

An audit report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India comes down heavily on the Haryana government for its lax implementation of the Beti Bachao scheme. By T.K. RAJALAKSHMI

Publication Date: 
11/05/2018
Frontline (Chennai)
Tags:
Haryana, Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), Panipat (D), Population, Family Planning, Mahendragarh (D), Sonipat (D)
Energy

Electricity demand rising with increasing population

The demand for electricity is rising in the country with the increase in population. Supplying adequate electricity to the people is a big challenge to the Central and State Governments.

Publication Date: 
08/05/2018
Pioneer (New Delhi)
Tags:
Madhya Pradesh, Electricity, Population, Nuclear Power Corporation Of India (NPCIL), Nuclear Power, Energy
Poverty

Do demographics matter for African child poverty ?

The effect of demographics on poverty measurement based on per capita consumption is well known. The size and composition of the household can affect the well-being of everyone in the household, with respect to total consumption within that household.

Publication Date: 
03/05/2018
Yele M. Batana, John Cockburn
The World Bank
Tags:
Poverty, Children, Africa, Population
Poverty

Do demographics matter for African child poverty ?

The effect of demographics on poverty measurement based on per capita consumption is well known. The size and composition of the household can affect the well-being of everyone in the household, with respect to total consumption within that household.

Publication Date: 
03/05/2018
Yele M. Batana, John Cockburn
The World Bank
Tags:
Poverty, Children, Africa, Population
Health

Rise of cancer: Let focus be on prevention

For last forty-five years, the author as a doctor has watched the progress and development in medical science from close quarters. Diabetes and cancer stand out prominently among the ailments.

Publication Date: 
20/04/2018
Pioneer (Bhubaneswar)
Tags:
Orissa (Odisha), Cancer, Diabetes, Drugs, Population, Health

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