Articles for Replacement Level

World’s population has passed 8 billion, says US Census Bureau
1 year, 1 month ago

World’s population has passed 8 billion, says US Census Bureau

The Independent  

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Feeling crowded yet? The US Census Bureau estimates the world’s population has passed 8 billion
1 year, 1 month ago

Feeling crowded yet? The US Census Bureau estimates the world’s population has passed 8 billion

Associated Press  

The human species has topped 8 billion, with longer lifespans offsetting fewer births, but world population growth continues a long-term trend of slowing down, the U.S. Census Bureau said Thursday. While world population growth remains brisk, growing from 6 billion to 8 billion since the turn of the millennium, the rate has slowed since doubling between 1960 and 2000. Fertility …

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Introducing the ‘new’ NHL stats fans should know: Offensive and Defensive Rating
1 year, 8 months ago

Introducing the ‘new’ NHL stats fans should know: Offensive and Defensive Rating

New York Times  

We have a trio of “new” NHL stats releasing at The Athletic today — just in time for the playoffs: Offensive Rating, Defensive Rating and Net Rating. And that’s why we’re here today with Net Rating which is essentially a rebranding of GSVA — one that simply separates the model into two distinct parts: offense and defense. GSVA, because it …

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Eight billion people and counting: Why it's harmful to control population
2 years, 1 month ago

Eight billion people and counting: Why it's harmful to control population

Firstpost  

While eight billion people is a significant milestone for the world, its magnitude is misleading. The population growth rate peaked 50 years ago and is now less than one per cent per year The world’s population hit eight billion people on 15 November, according to the United Nation. Elon Musk has said that “population collapse due to low fertility rates …

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Beijing now in position to deal with demographic challenges
2 years, 1 month ago

Beijing now in position to deal with demographic challenges

China Daily  

Tourists visit Badachu Park decorated with red lanterns in Beijing, China, October 2, 2019. Editor's note: The declining fertility rate is a challenge to China's economic and social development, but the central authorities are making big efforts to meet the challenge, writes a veteran journalist with China Daily. China's fertility rate has been continuously falling over the past few years, …

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The consequences of declining fertility are many
2 years, 3 months ago

The consequences of declining fertility are many

The Hindu  

Though the global population, in terms of numbers, has been steadily increasing — some reports suggest that it could grow to around 8.5 billion in 2030 — there is an interesting aspect to this: average global fertility has been consistently declining over the past 70 years. Britain took 130 years to transition from a fertility rate of five per woman …

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India's fertility rate drops below replacement level for the first time: Details
3 years ago

India's fertility rate drops below replacement level for the first time: Details

India TV News  

Highlights Total Fertility Rates declined from 2.2 to 2.0 at national level CPR increased substantially from 54% to 67% at all-India level Institutional births have increased substantially from 79 pc to 89 pc at all-India level India Fertility Rate News: In an indication that the population growth in the country is stabilising, India's fertility, the average of number of children …

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Dr T.V. Sekher: ‘Socio-economic empowerment is more effective in regulating fertility’
3 years, 4 months ago

Dr T.V. Sekher: ‘Socio-economic empowerment is more effective in regulating fertility’

The Hindu  

Sekher heads the Departmentof Population Policies and Programmes at the International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai. We have almost reached replacement level fertility in most parts of India except in a few bigger States like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. However, the total wanted fertility rate in India was 1.8 children per woman in 2015-16. In fact, the Government of India …

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Condition of Muslims in West Bengal: A reality check
3 years, 9 months ago

Condition of Muslims in West Bengal: A reality check

The Hindu  

The 2021 Assembly election in West Bengal is going to be historic because the Bharatiya Janata Party has for the first time emerged as the main challenger to the incumbent government. Bogey of infiltration If there had been a substantial infiltration in West Bengal, then the decadal growth rate of population in the State would have been significantly higher than …

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New York Rangers 2020-21 season preview
3 years, 11 months ago

New York Rangers 2020-21 season preview

New York Times  

It was a little less than three years ago that Rangers management wrote “The Letter,” unveiling the team’s intention to commit to a rebuild. Part of that is the fact he played in the Rangers’ bottom six which was horrific all season, but even in rare instances where he played with the team’s better players he still struggled. He’s one …

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Ottawa Senators 2020-21 NHL season preview
3 years, 11 months ago

Ottawa Senators 2020-21 NHL season preview

New York Times  

Over the past three seasons, only one team has earned fewer points than the Ottawa Senators, who have finished 30th, 31st and 30th and looked utterly lost in the world. This season may lead to a similarly poor team making the playoffs unexpectedly and that increased chance of volatility is accounted for, though “similarly poor” is not nearly as poor …

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By the numbers: The NHL’s 10 worst contracts, 2020 edition
4 years, 1 month ago

By the numbers: The NHL’s 10 worst contracts, 2020 edition

New York Times  

There’s a point in each offseason where most hockey fans will peruse CapFriendly and say “it’s just not fair.” That statement can go both ways, as it could mean an amazing contract on a rival team or a terrible one on their favourite team. Ryan Johansen, NSH Contract: $8M x five years Surplus Value: -$26.5M Positive Value Probability: 2.9 percent …

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