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Pakistan: Rights activist expresses concern over taxes on contraceptives i
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 19 (ANI): Amid fears of a new wave of inflation following Pakistan's deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for USD 6 billion assistance, rights activists expressed concern that an understanding with the global financing institution may also lead to he
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Study examines why parents in their prime age produce best offspring
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Bristol [England], February 16 (ANI): Parents have always faced a trade-off between pouring resources into their offspring against using those resources to enhance their chances of survival so as to have more offspring. The best allocation of resources depends on age. More experienced parent
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Experts warn Pakistan may not be able to meet needs of its rapidly increas
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 13 (ANI): Amid alarming population growth in Pakistan, experts have warned that soaring headcount poses a greater threat and the country may not be able to meet the needs of its rapidly increasing population.
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China mulls end to childbirth restrictions by 2025:Report
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 19 (ANI): China is considering ending its limits on childbirth by 2025 after finding its population growth is slowing down, said a report.
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Population growth of Han faster than ethnic minority Uygur in China's Xinj
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 15 (ANI): The Han population in China's western region of Xinjiang grew faster than the ethnic minority Uygur population over the last decade, according to a report in South China Morning Post.
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With focus on domestic issues, Putin reaffirms population growth as top pr
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 21 (ANI): Stressing on the need to focus on domestic issues, Russian President Vladimir Putin, during his annual address to the parliament on Wednesday said that the government sees the country's population growth as its top priority, adding that global healthcare syst
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Law should be made to check population growth: Cong leader Jitin Prasada
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 1 (ANI): Congress leader Jitin Prasada on Sunday stressed the need for framing a law to check the explosive growth of population.
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Extreme weather, population growth to cause water, food scarcity in Upper
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 31 (ANI): Extreme hot and dry climate conditions coupled with population explosion is likely to cause water and food scarcity for up to 250 million people residing near the Nile, the world's longest river, according to a study published in Earth's Future, a journal of
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PM Modi urges citizens to shun single use plastic
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 15 (ANI): With an aim to prevent environmental degradation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged citizens to eliminate the use of single-use plastic and also suggested shopkeepers to provide eco-friendly bags to its customers.
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India set to witness sharp slowdown in population growth in next 2 decades
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): India is set to witness a sharp slowdown in population growth in the next two decades, states the Economic Survey 2018-19 tabled by Finance Minister and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament on Thursday.
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India will overtake China as world's most populous country in just 8 year
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
United Nations, June 18 (ANI): India will overtake China to become the world's most populous country in just eight years, according to a United Nations report.
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Plea filed in Delhi HC seeking implementation of two-child norm
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): A petition was filed before the Delhi High Court on Tuesday seeking direction to the Centre for considering implementation of the two-child norm in a bid to control population growth.
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