India’s elderly population to double to over 20% by 2050, says UNFPA report; EPFO likely to give employers extension to validate joint forms, and more - The Hindu

India ageing, elderly to make up 20% of population by 2050: UNFPA report With the decadal growth rate of the elderly population of India currently estimated to be at 41%, and the percentage of elderly population in the country projected to double to over 20% of total population by 2050, the United Nations Population Fund, India in its 2023 India Ageing Report has said that by 2046 it is likely that elderly population will have surpassed the population of children in the country. Higher pension | EPFO likely to give employers extension to validate joint forms The Employees Provident Fund Organisation is likely to give yet another extension to the employers to validate the joint options of employees for higher provident fund pension. Sanatana Dharma row | SC tags plea against DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin with earlier one The Supreme Court on Wednesday tagged a petition seeking criminal prosecution of DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin for his remarks on Sanatana Dharma with a similar plea filed earlier by another part India used FATF recommendations to target entire civil society: Amnesty International Indian authorities are exploiting the recommendations of a global terrorism financing and money laundering watchdog to target civil society groups and activists and deliberately hinder their work, the Amnesty International said on Wednesday. Second tranche of IMF bailout to Sri Lanka may be delayed; talks with govt to continue: official Sri Lanka’s second tranche of a $2.9 billion bailout package from the IMF is likely to be delayed due to the inconclusive nature of the cash-strapped nation’s external debt restructuring even as the global lender said on Wednesday that it will continue discussions to reach a staff-level agreement.