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New research shows alarming growth of human population
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C., Aug. 25 (ANI): A scientist has found a new map of the ecological footprint of humankind which shows 97 percent of the places on Earth that were species-rich have now been altered.
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World population rising 33% by 2050: Study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C., Aug. 25 (ANI): According to projections included in the latest World Population Data Sheet from the Population Reference Bureau (PRB), the world population will reach 9.9 billion in 2050, up 33 percent from an estimated 7.4 billion now.
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Dengue is deadly for heart patients: Study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 23 (ANI): Over the period of time, Dengue has become seasonal phenomenon every year. Despite several efforts by government and non-government organizations, dengue is affecting large number of population.
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Mehbooba, Centre need to explain how 5 percent people have held Kashmir ca
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Jammu, Aug. 23 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party on Tuesday said that Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and the government at the centre need to explain how and why only five per cent of Jammu and Kashmir's population is holding the state captive.
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G20 summit can play key role in rebooting global growth: Chinese media
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing, Aug. 23 (ANI): Highlighting that G20 nations are expected to play a bigger role in managing the world economy with two thirds of the world's population and more than 80 percent of global economic output, a Chinese news agency has said that the upcoming summit is a prime opportu
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Citizens demand reforms in sports bodies and departments for better perfor
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug.22 (ANI-Businesswire India): Winning medals in Olympics is not just about sports it affects the collective spirit of the Nation. India won just one silver and one bronze medal in the Rio Olympics that concluded today but the whole nation cheered. Beyond the low count of medal
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Set example by producing, raising 10 kids: Kejriwal to Bhagwat
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 22 (ANI): New Delhi, Aug. 22 (ANI): Responding to Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat's concerns over a declining Hindu population and to his challenge as to "which law has asked Hindus to produce fewer children", Delhi Chief Minister Arvind K
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NCP backs Mohan Bhagwat's assertion on Hindu population
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 22 (ANI): The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Monday backed Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat's assertion on the Hindu population and said all political leaders should take initiatives in order to control the rising population.
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U.S. prisons increase, even after crimes decline: Study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C., Aug. 22 (ANI): A new study suggests that the U.S. prison population continued to rise even after the crime rate began declining in the mid-1990s because judges were faced with more repeat offenders.
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National Youth Project to speed up skill development activities
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Darjeeling (West Bengal), Aug. 13 (ANI): India is among the lowest skilled countries, with only 3.5 to 4 percent of its population skilled. The National Youth Project (NYP) has formed a seven-member national executive committee (NEC) to take up skill development activities in targeted states
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Hold Pakistan accountable for misdirected policies in Balochistan, says EU
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels, Aug. 13 (ANI): Expressing concern over the August 8 suicide bombing at the Civil Hospital in Quetta, Pakistan, European Parliament member Alberto Cirio has said it is time Islamabad is held accountable for its misdirected policies, perpetuated over the years, and is pressured into
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No relief for Kalash in Pakistan's Chitral Valley
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad, Aug.9 (ANI): Economic deprivation and alleged forced conversion to Islam has reduced the once large Kalash minority tribe to a population of about 4000 today.
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