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 …
geneticists who gathered at a conference on human evolution in October at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York, have come out with some estimates that could change our understanding of the evolution of our species. They say that as few as 500 individuals, who moved out of Africa some …
Just put these simple facts together and you will see what a deadly cocktail we are heading towards. Population is growing. Even more so, urban population is growing which consumes several times more water than the rural population. At the same time, industry is growing which also needs water. Add …
as populations in developing countries continue to grow straining inadequate resources, another part of the world is facing a different problem. Russia's population is falling relentlessly, giving rise to fears of a demographic disaster in the making. A study conducted recently by the Population Research Service ( prs ), a …
global population growth is slowing down contrary to the expectations of the propagators of demographic disaster, says a study published in the British science journal Nature . The study shows that the world's population will not double in the next century. Population will increase from 580 crore at present to …
India is the second most populated country in the world. In 195 1, the National Family Welfare Programme was launched with the objective of reducing the annual birth rate, by AD 2000, to 21 per thousand; the annual death rate to nine per thousand; the annual growth rate at 1.2 …
On the status of vector borne diseases in India - whether these have been on the rise over the years: Using large ancounts of DDT has not helped in lowering the number of malaria cases caused by ILasmodium falciparum The number of malaria cases are about two million and have …
The global fish catch now appears to have reached the upper limits of sustainability. More than one billion people, mostly in developing countries, depend on fish as a primary source of animal protein. As human populations continue to grow, the demand for fish will rise further, reducing the average per …
granny often knows best. Whenever there was a sore throat or a toothache we went to her and grandma obligingly pulled out a potion from her treasure trove of remedies. Many of them even worked. Perhaps the time has now come to go back to grandma for some other solutions. …
The country is planning to re-target its family planning programme in the rural areas to stem population growth and reduce the wide economic chasm between urban and rural citizens, announced Premier Li Peng recently. In an address to the national People's Congress, Li said that the government's one-child policy, which …
The demand for rice is constantly rising in Bangladesh with nearly 2.3 million people being added every year to its burgeoning population of 120 million. Bangladesh faces production constraints like drought, lack of irrigation facilities, flooding and salinity of soils. These factors are coupled with fluctuating rice prices in various …
THE islands in the Bay of Bengal are facing a shortage of fresh water almost every summer. Despite the abundant sea water and more than 3,000 mm rainfall in the region, many of the islands are unable to store the fresh water. The availability of water has been affected by …
Representatives from over 100 countries unanimously endorsed a greater role for the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) in shaping a greener future for the planet, at the 19th session of the governing council which ended in Nairobi, Kenya, on February 7. A programme budget of US $75 million was also approved …
measures to save China's ravaged environment finally seem to be underway. Even though the scale of penalties likely to be levied is not known yet, in March this year, China will make environmental pollution a criminal offence. In another move, nearly 57,000 small polluting units
There has recently been an upsurge of speculation about the future of the Indian tiger. The number of tigers in Indian reserves increased by 39 between 1989 and 1993. But this includes tigers in five reserves where either earlier data was not available, or which have been declared a reserve …
the first global analysis of satellite data by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( nasa ) has revealed an interesting finding. Collating 15 years of data, scientists have come to the conclusion that harmful radiation from the sun has been hitting major population centres across the world in increasing …
The urban population is rapidly growing the world over. Cities draw migrants with the promise of higher living standards, but this does not necessarily translate into prosperity for all. Answers have to be worked out for water, sanitation and health problems. Within 10 years, more than half the people in …
IT is definitely a small world that we live in today, and Damocles' sword never shone so ruthlessly before. This fact has been highlighted by the startling revelations in the recently released The State of World Population, 1996. Within 10 years, more than half the people of the global village …
If the present birth rate continues, Pakistan's population will grow by leaps and bounds and by the year 2050, it will rank third behind China and India. This has been projected by a study carried out by Washington-based Population Action International. The present population will triple to 381 million in …
