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 …
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.
LUCKNOW: The most populous state in the country is all set to get even more crowded, with officials expecting to see a 25% increase in the state's population levels. With Census 2011, the 15th since 1872, kicking off in various parts of the country, Uttar Pradesh will begin the proceedings …
April 1: The fifteenth decennial Census of India will begin in Andhra Pradesh on April 26 when the enumeration and details of the eight crore inhabitants of the state will be recorded. The Census is a mammoth task in a country which has a population as vast as India
The latest report on consumption levels and pattern of households in Delhi by State Directorate of Economics and Statistics. Provides details on important demographic features & other aspects of living conditions like energy source for cooking/lighting, dwelling ownership type, etc. See Also Feature: Changing livelihood pattern of slum dwellers in …
This new report by Mckinsey warns that lack of effective policies to manage urbanization could jeopardize India's GDP growth rate. Suggests adoption of a new operational model for cities with an investment of $1.2 trillion to keep pace with the growing urbanization. India
Sandeep Moudgal, Bangalore, March 31, DH News Service: As Bangalore expands, so does its population. But strangely, after consistently showing a decline over the years, the birth rate within the boundaries of the expanding City has shown an upward swing. According to the statistics with the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike …
The world's urban population now exceeds the world's rural population. What does this mean for the state of our cities, given the strain this global demographic shift is placing upon current urban infrastructure? Following on from previous State of the World's Cities reports, this edition uses the framework of 'The …
Urbanization has been mentioned as one possible cause of higher food prices, and in this paper we examine some of the suggested links between urbanization and food prices. We conclude that urbanization, conventionally defined as the increasing share of the population living in urban settlements, is being conflated with related …
NAMRATA BIJI AHUJA A click on the mouse and your photograph, biometric data such as fingerprints, as well as identity, occupation and residence details will soon be available to the government. Keeping security concerns and smooth access to government services for the aam aadmi in mind, the government will launch …
Vinay Kumar NEW DELHI: Billed as the largest census ever attempted in the history of mankind, Census 2011 is all set to take off on April 1. It will also involve the task of preparing, for the first time, the National Population Register (NPR). Outlining some of the unique features …
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that year 2010-11 would be a family planning year in the State. He said that stabilisation in terms of population is necessary for development and the issue of population control would be included in the Madhya Pradesh Banao drive. He was awarding 22 …
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today said the 'Madhya Pradesh Banao'' (Build Madhya Pradesh) campaign will include the subject of stabilising population in the state. Speaking at his official residence after awarding 22 couples under a promotion scheme on population stabilisation initiatives here, the Chief Minister said overpopulation …
DAVID BLOOM PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS AND DEMOGRAPHY, HARVARD UNIVERSITY My focus is on India's population which has, in the past, been an albatross weighing down the Indian economy. India's demographic profile is now in flux and it is changing in a way that is quite favourable to economic growth. The …
Implementation of the Forest Act may have been dismal in Jharkhand so far, but Operation Greenhunt has made the district administrations realise that speeding up the task of distributing pattas or land documents to tribal villagers would only add teeth to the ongoing fight against Maoist rebels. In some areas, …
The Economic Survey Report 2009-10 of the state in the field of health is replete with discrepancies with different figures regarding the same issue written on separate pages and even on the same page. The survey report, released by Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather along with the Budget a few …
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. The …
