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1 week, 6 days ago

Missing wood for trees in the population debate

Recent statements by public figures encouraging Indian families, particularly women, to have three children once again overlook the real success of India’s population policies and have reignited misguided debates on women’s autonomy. In 2023, the country surpassed China as the world’s most populous nation India’s population dynamics demand thoughtful consideration, not alarm. This demographic shift will mirror trends seen in …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Elon Musk says Singapore is going extinct. Is it true?

Firstpost

Elon Musk has warned that Singapore and several other nations are headed towards extinction. However, this fertility crisis is not limited to Singapore, as similar trends have been seen in countries like South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, and China Billionaire businessman Elon Musk has a big warning for Singapore. Singapore’s declining birth rates rank among the world’s lowest, with South …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Why Mohan Bhagwat's three-child pitch doesn't have many takers

India Today

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat’s comments about declining population growth “being a serious concern” have stirred a political row, with several parties, including the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, criticising his advocacy of a three-child norm as regressive. Speaking at the ‘Kathale Kul Sammelan’ in Nagpur on December 1, Bhagwat said that India’s Totality Fertility Rate, the average number of …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

DC Edit | Indians don’t need larger families, only a better life

Deccan Chronicle

It may suit the political viewpoint of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Samaj, ideological parent of the ruling BJP, to keep igniting the debate over population in India, as its chief Mohan Bhagwat did in saying most recently that a society would perish if its population growth rate fell below 2.1 and that the total fertility rate needs to be at least …

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3 weeks ago

Telangana to end two-child policy? Why politicians in southern states want you to have more kids – explained

Live Mint

The Congress government in Telangana is reportedly considering a proposal to do away with the restriction that bars persons having more than two children from contesting local body polls. This comes weeks after the Andhra Pradesh government, led by TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu, scrapped its two-child policy rule for local body elections. Chief Minister Revanth Reddy's government in Telangana is …

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3 weeks ago

Naidu, Stalin and now Bhagwat flag India’s falling TFR: 8 things to know

Firstpost

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat advocated expressed concern over India’s declining population growth and advocated for each couple to have at least three children. He said if the total fertility rate of a society falls below 2.1, it faces risk of extinction Each couple should have at least three children, advocated Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat as he expressed concerns …

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Couples should have at least 3 children: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

Hindustan Times

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday advocated for each couple to have at least three children, expressing concern over India’s declining population growth, saying if the total fertility rate of a society falls below 2.1, it faces risk of extinction. Speaking at the ‘Kathale Kul Sammelan’ in Nagpur, the RSS Sarsanghchalak highlighted that “Kutumb” is an integral part …

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3 weeks ago

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat flags population growth rate, says 'every couple should produce at least 3 kids'

India TV News

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat raised concerns over India's declining Total Fertility Rate during the 'Kathale Kul Sammelan' in Nagpur on Sunday. Bhagwat cautioned that according to population science, a society with a fertility rate below 2.1 risks heading toward extinction. “Our country’s population policy, formulated either in 1998 or 2002, clearly says that the total fertility rate should …

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3 weeks ago

From the India Today archives (2021) | India's population policy: Myths and reality

India Today

When Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath chose the occasion of World Population Day on July 11 to announce a new state population policy, there normally should have been no quarrel about it. After all, the state is India’s most populous, harbouring nearly 200 million people or 17 per cent of India’s population. Population Foundation of India’s executive director Poonam …

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1 month, 1 week ago

The perfect cocktail of layered discrimination

The Hindu

Delimitation, the biggest elephant in the room called the Indian Union, is about to take centre stage. Article 82 of the Indian Constitution requires that the number of Lok Sabha seats per State is recalibrated after each Census by the Delimitation Commission, in accordance with the population. For example, if delimitation takes place, the proportion of seats in Parliament for …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

South Korea offers monetary aid to encourage youngsters to date, marry, have kids; expresses concerns about collapsing population

Op India

Several countries in this world like India, China, the United States, Indonesia, etc are battling with the problem of over-population, framing schemes to control the birth rate in proportion to resources available. It was reported in May this year that while the decline in Total Fertility Rate has become a pervasive global issue, the challenges are particularly pronounced for South …

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4 months ago

Were eight crore new jobs created in three years?

The Hindu

Employment, or the lack of it, has been a major issue of debate among economists and policy makers in India in recent years. Tailing this claim, the research team of the State Bank of India published a validating report that claimed a match between the total number of workers in the India-KLEMS database and in the NSSO’s Annual Survey of …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Andhra to remove two-child norm in local body elections

Hindustan Times

The Andhra Pradesh cabinet, headed by chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu, on Wednesday decided to do away with the two-child norm, which makes persons having more than two children ineligible to contest the elections to the rural and urban local bodies in the state. The decision to revoke the two-child norm was taken in view changing socio-economic necessities and balance …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Addressing risk factors could reduce dementia cases by 40%: report

The Hindu

The rapid growth of India’s aging population, coupled with a rise in modifiable risk factors such as air pollution, hypertension, traumatic brain injury, and obesity, presents a significant challenge for the nation’s public health and social care systems. Addressing risk factors To confront the impending dementia crisis over the next two decades, India must take a proactive approach to addressing …

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5 months ago

India as the world’s population billionaire

Hindustan Times

Anxieties over population size and the Earth’s carrying capacity have died down, given the signs of the global population tending towards stability. The rest of the world, consisting of 126 countries, is likely to experience population growth till it attains national peaks only by the end of this century. India could help sustain populations in many other countries through immigration …

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5 months ago

Women’s right to bodily autonomy: Japan needs to think again

Live Mint

A 24-year Japanese model and four of her young compatriots, who want to undergo sterilization surgeries, recently filed a lawsuit at a Tokyo court to challenge Japan’s Maternal Protection Act of 1996, which deprives them of the opportunity to do so and thus violates their constitutional right to equality and self-determination. As Japan faces an acute shortage of people in …

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7 months ago

Population collapse: The gloomy scenario in South Korea, Japan and what is in store for India in the future

Op India

In a recent televised interview, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that the decline in the population of the ‘all-inclusive’ Hindu civilization should be a matter of concern for the world. Today the world should be concerned about how the Hindu population will increase.” India’s TFR drops below 2.1 for the first time, eyeing challenges currently staring at countries like Japan …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Fertility levels drop below one in many Asian nations: Data

The Hindu

Many countries in East and Southeast Asia are in the middle of a population crisis, with fewer births every year and record-low fertility rates. Currently, in four countries — South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan — the fertility rates are lower than one. Chart 1 | The chart shows the TFR in China, Singapore, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan and …

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8 months ago

Fact-Check: Did Manmohan Singh advocate 'first right' to resources for Muslims as claimed by PM Modi?

Hindustan Times

Speaking at a public event in Rajasthan's Banswara on 21 April, Prime Minister Narendra Modi campaigned for the Bharatiya Janata Party, targeting the Congress party's manifesto and past policies. "This is what the Congress manifesto says," he claimed, "They will take stock of the gold that mothers and sisters have, they will count and assess it, and then they will …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Demography presents both challenges and opportunities

China Daily

SHI YU/CHINA DAILY In just a few decades, China has undergone a remarkable transformation, evolving from an agrarian society to a global economic powerhouse. The International Monetary Fund estimates that China's aging workforce could curtail the country's total factor productivity growth by 0.3 percent a year from 2020 to 2050. To better evaluate China's future growth potential amid these demographic …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Why will low birthrate in Europe trigger ‘Staggering social change’?

Al Jazeera

A recent report by the Lancet says Western countries will be forced to open borders to migration if they are to survive. But almost 700 years after this infamous pandemic became the last worldwide phenomenon to reduce global population levels by such a huge amount, a new report has warned of the “staggering social change” posed by plummeting fertility rates …

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10 months, 1 week ago

View family planning through a gender lens

Hindustan Times

In recent times, there has been a lot of focus on how China’s population will age before the economic dividends of its fertility decline will kick in. Adopting modern family planning methods and reducing unmet needs are important factors, but again the focus has been largely on women. The ministry of health and family welfare’s Mission Parivar Vikas is aimed …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Committee will study ‘fast population growth’ and demographic changes: Nirmala Sitharaman

The Hindu

Interim Budget 2024 A high powered committee will be constituted to consider the challenges arising from “fast population growth and demographic changes”, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her Interim Budget speech on Friday. The committee will look at those aspects and the final terms of reference will reflect the focus.” Fertility rate dropping Though the details of the committee …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Men at higher risk from Covid-19. Researchers say THIS is why

Live Mint

The Covid pandemic has plagued human's survival for more thana couple of years now. Researchers have identified sex-specific differences in a type of immune cell and in the production of antibodies, as part of the response to Covid-19, which may explain why men are at higher risk from the disease. The researchers have now uncovered sex-specific differences in a type …

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Missing wood for trees in the population debate

Elon Musk says Singapore is going extinct. Is it true?

Why Mohan Bhagwat's three-child pitch doesn't have many takers

DC Edit | Indians don’t need larger families, only a better life

Telangana to end two-child policy? Why politicians in southern states want you to have more kids – explained

Naidu, Stalin and now Bhagwat flag India’s falling TFR: 8 things to know

Couples should have at least 3 children: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat flags population growth rate, says 'every couple should produce at least 3 kids'

From the India Today archives (2021) | India's population policy: Myths and reality

The perfect cocktail of layered discrimination

South Korea offers monetary aid to encourage youngsters to date, marry, have kids; expresses concerns about collapsing population

Were eight crore new jobs created in three years?

Andhra to remove two-child norm in local body elections

Addressing risk factors could reduce dementia cases by 40%: report

India as the world’s population billionaire

Women’s right to bodily autonomy: Japan needs to think again

Population collapse: The gloomy scenario in South Korea, Japan and what is in store for India in the future

Fertility levels drop below one in many Asian nations: Data

Fact-Check: Did Manmohan Singh advocate 'first right' to resources for Muslims as claimed by PM Modi?

Demography presents both challenges and opportunities

Why will low birthrate in Europe trigger ‘Staggering social change’?

View family planning through a gender lens

Committee will study ‘fast population growth’ and demographic changes: Nirmala Sitharaman

Men at higher risk from Covid-19. Researchers say THIS is why