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 …
The revised estimates put the incidence of TB in India at 217 per 1,00,000 population in 2015 as against the previously estimated 127 per 1,00,000. WHO said the size of the epidemic has increased considerably because researchers realised that earlier estimates from India were too low. Inaccurate estimates of the …
Demographic change is one of the powerful forces transforming the world economy. As global population growth slows and urbanization plateaus in many regions, the outlook for cities and their growth changes profoundly. This paper explores the challenges facing the urban world and strategies that cities might deploy to survive and …
An alarming report by Indus Health Plus has pointed out that 35 – 40 percent of working population in Delhi is suffering from hypertension and diabetes which leads to risk of heart diseases by 4 – 6 percent. The trend can be due to high sugar consumption as high sugar …
Many of the world’s megacities depend on groundwater from geologically complex aquifers that are over-exploited and threatened by contamination. Here, using the example of Dhaka, Bangladesh, we illustrate how interactions between aquifer heterogeneity and groundwater exploitation jeopardize groundwater resources regionally. Groundwater pumping in Dhaka has caused large-scale drawdown that extends …
Kerala and Tamil Nadu have the highest median ages Uttar Pradesh and Bihar's populations have the lowest median ages-or youngest populations-in India while Kerala and Tamil Nadu have the highest median ages, according to Census 2011 data, compiled by Bengaluru-based think tank Takshashila Institution. The median age is the age …
In Odisha, a man slung his wife's body over his shoulder and carried it 10 km after being denied an ambulance on August 24, 2016. In Kanpur, a man's sick son died on his shoulder after being denied admission to a hospital on August 29, 2016. Such cases become visible …
Human activities have taken a heavy toll on our environment. But there may be some hope, researchers say. Although human pressures continue to expand across our planet, their overall rate of increase is slower than the rates of population and economic growth, a new study published in Nature Communications has …
The world population will reach 9.9 billion in 2050, up 33 percent from an estimated 7.4 billion now, according to projections included in the latest World Population Data Sheet from the Population Reference Bureau (PRB). The world population would hit the 10 billion mark in 2053 if the assumptions underlying …
In a span of 12 months, there has been almost 20 percent rise in the number of deaths caused by sickle-cell anaemia in Gujarat. In a span of 12 months, there has been almost 20 percent rise in the number of deaths caused by sickle-cell anaemia in Gujarat. In the …
The Mental Health Care Bill 2013, which provides for protection and promotion of rights of persons with mental illness during the delivery of health care in institutions and in the community, was passed unanimously by a voice vote. The Rajya Sabha passed a bill seeking to provide better healthcare for …
DEHRADUN: In a bid to control monkey menace in the state, the Uttarakhand forest department in collaboration with the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) is going to introduce a project, pegged as the first in the country, in which female monkeys will be given oral immuno-contraceptive medicine, Porcine Zona Pellucida …
The expenditure on healthcare in last fiscal by the Centre and state governments was 1.3 per cent of the GDP, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday. As per the Economic Survey 2015-2016, the expenditure by government (Central and state governments combined) on health as percentage of GDP was 1.3 …
BHUBANESWAR: The shocking spate of deaths among Juang infants in mineral-rich Jajpur’s Nagada has exposed the slow progress achieved by the State in ensuring appropriate nutrition for its tribal populace which is reflected in the level of stunting, wasting and weight among children. Over the last 10 years, there has …
Researchers in New Delhi have found that "Aedes aegypti" mosquitoes that transmit the chikungunya virus, pass it on to their offspring -- a feature that allows these mosquitoes to maintain the virus within their population for generations. In other words, mosquitoes emerging from eggs laid by infected Aedes also carry …
KOLKATA: Thyroid diseases are emerging as one of the most common endocrine disorders across the country. It is estimated that about 200 million people suffer from thyroid disorders worldwide and amongst those 42 million are in India. These are some of the data based on a three year-long pan India …
DESPITE claims of the State Government that poverty has gone down in Odisha because of successful implementation of different welfare programmes, 32.59 per cent of the State’s population remains below the poverty line (BPL), which is one of the highest figures in the country. More than half of the districts …
Jaipur: Lung cancer among male geriatric population is the most prevalent malignancy, a study conducted in Sawai Man Singh Hospital has revealed. The study was published in Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences (SJAMS). "Lung carcinoma and oral cancer are the most frequent malignancies among the male population as per …
How were cities distributed globally in the past? How many people lived in these cities? How did cities influence their local and regional environments? In order to understand the current era of urbanization, we must understand long-term historical urbanization trends and patterns. However, to date there is no comprehensive record …
India could lose $49 billion in GDP if global food prices double in future, according to a new UN report, which said the world will likely suffer from more volatile food prices due to rising populations. The UN Environment Programme-Global Footprint Network report, entitled ‘ERISC Phase II: How food prices …
NEW DELHI: Although unchecked carbon emissions into the atmosphere and other human actions have devastated many marine species, there is one group of creatures that seems to be thriving. These are octopuses, squids and cuttlefish, known as cephalopods. This is the conclusion arrived at by a group of researchers after …
