Population data sheet 2023
The Population Data Sheet, published annually by ESCAP, features a range of key indicators on population and development. The focus is on population size, structure and growth rates, as well as fertility,
Population Trends
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Population 7 billion
<p> <meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="CONTENT-TYPE" /> <title></title> <meta content="OpenOffice.org 3.2 (Linux)" name="GENERATOR" /> <style type="text/css"> <!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } H3 { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> </style> <h3><font size="3">There will soon be seven billion people on the planet.
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City vs country: The concrete jungle is greener
They may not have so many trees to hug, but city slickers lead more environmentally friendly lives than their country cousins.
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The century of the city
The explosion in urban population looks set to continue through the twenty-first century, presenting challenges and opportunities for scientists.
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Population trends may impact carbon emission levels: Researchers
A slowing of population growth, following one of the slower growth paths considered plausible by demographers at the UN, could contribute to significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Vinson Kurian Changes in population growth and composition, including aging and urbanisation, could significantly affect global emissions of carbon dioxide over the next 40 years, say US researchers. T
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Global demographic trends and future carbon emissions
Substantial changes in population size, age structure, and urbanization are expected in many parts of the world this century. Although such changes can affect energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, emissions scenario analyses have either left them out or treated the min a fragmentary or overly simplified manner.
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Catch the tiger by the tale
Shivang Mehta & Kahini Ghosh Mehta take a close look at the economics of tiger conservation and seek freedom from it IT IS not a hidden fact that millions of dollars are being poured into the conservation of the striped wonders of India but the situation remains precarious. With fewer than 1400 left in the wild, India is going through its worst tiger crises. Human greed and selfishn
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Chinese hide 3 million babies a year 1-child policy
As many as three million Chinese babies are hidden by their parents every year in order to get around the country
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Bird population in Ghaggar declines
Chhat (Banur): Drastic fall in number of birds on the banks of Ghaggar river that runs alongside the Mahendra Choudhary Zoological Park, famous as the Chhatbir Zoo, has upset bird lovers.
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Kaziranga has highest tiger density in world
GUWAHATI, April 29
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Budget for NPR okayed
With a tentative deadline of completing the exercise by September this year, the government has decided to create a National Population Register (NPR) of the entire population beginning this April. This will be the first such endeavour in the world to enumerate 1.2 billion people with their biometric details.