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 …
A rising population will make it harder for the United States to make 2050 cuts in greenhouse gas emissions than for Russia and some other rich nations with shrinking populations, a Reuters survey showed. Leaders of the Group of Eight agreed in July to cut developed nations' emissions by 80 …
MUMBAI: The Mumbai coast guard's pollution response team (west) is set to purchase three modern pollution control vehicles (PCVs) to ensure a cleaner sea off the western shores. Induction of PCVs in the Coast Guard's fleet, along with other modern equipment to control oil spills and pollution, will be complete …
Vultures might be getting spotted in the wild but their near-stagnant population does not make it look like a real revival. Lucknow: The decline of vultures has been the fastest among many other species. Their near-extinction in past one decade, ever since 40 vulture deaths were reported from Rajasthan in …
The impacts of climate change are likely to affect population distribution and mobility. While alarmist predictions of massive flows of refugees are not supported by past experiences of responses to droughts and extreme weather events, predictions for future migration flows are tentative at best. What we do know is that …
This paper considers the implications of population growth and urbanization for climate change. It emphasizes that it is not the growth in (urban or rural) populations that drives the growth in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions but rather, the growth in consumers and in their levels of consumption. A significant proportion …
The modern-day Indians are a genetic mixture of two distinct ancient populations, a new research has revealed. All diverse groups seen in the present day India came from two major ancient populations that are genetically divergent
If statistics are any indicator of India's economic health,we are a country of stunning diversity. Only 5 in 30 states have an urban population of over 50 per cent. These are Delhi, Puducherry, Goa, Mizoram and Tamil Nadu. Among the big states, Punjab, with a yield of 4,017kg per hectare, …
If you want to rank states, there are two broad roads to follow. First, you can administer questionnaires and respondents' reply to specific questions. However, this route presumes that respondents know about all the states you wish to rank. Typically, that doesn't happen. Respondents know about states they operate in …
If you want to rank states, there are two broad roads to follow. First, you can administer questionnaires and respondents' reply to specific questions. However, this route presumes that respondents know about all the states you wish to rank. Typically, that doesn't happen. Respondents know about states they operate in …
World food production must increase by 70 percent by 2050, to nourish a human population then likely to be 9.1 billion, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation forecast Wednesday. "FAO is cautiously optimistic about the world's potential to feed itself by 2050," said FAO Assistant Director-General Hafez Ghanem. However, he …
London: Giving contraceptives to people in developing countries could help fight climate change by slowing population growth, experts said. More than 200 million women worldwide want contraceptives, but don
There is a strong state-wise dimension to India's poverty question, and the first answers have to come from concerned state govts T N Ninan / New Delhi September 19, 2009, 0:04 IST Which country would a poor person like to live in? He has two options. In Country A, the …
This paper reviews 41 National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPAs) submitted by Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and identifies the range of interventions included in countries
Being criticised for erratic water supply in several areas of the Capital, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) on Monday defended itself in the Delhi High Court saying that low pressure water supply in Delhi resulted due to the population explosion in the city. Replying to the notice issued by the …
