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Fertility levels drop below one in many Asian nations: Data
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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Why will low birthrate in Europe trigger ‘Staggering social change’?
8 months, 3 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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Measuring the change: The Hindu Editorial on reliability of socio-economic surveys
2 years, 7 months ago

Measuring the change: The Hindu Editorial on reliability of socio-economic surveys

The Hindu  

The fifth edition of the National Family Health Survey provides a valuable insight into changes underway in Indian society. When highlights were made public last year, the focus was on India’s declining total fertility rate that had, for the first time in the country’s history, dipped to below the replacement level, or a TFR of 2.1. If the trend were …

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Data | Are coercive steps needed to control population while passive methods work?
3 years, 5 months ago

Data | Are coercive steps needed to control population while passive methods work?

The Hindu  

With Uttar Pradesh preparing a draft Bill on population control, there are wide discussions on whether coercive measures help control fertility rate. Passive methods work The first graph plots the TFR against women with >10 years of schooling. TFR and schooling image/svg+xml States with a higher share of women with 10 or more years of schooling also have tower fertility …

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Population legislation unnecessary in Karnataka, say experts
3 years, 5 months ago

Population legislation unnecessary in Karnataka, say experts

The Hindu  

Voices seeking a stringent population control policy through legislation — on the lines of the proposed laws in Uttar Pradesh and Assam — seem to be growing among other BJP-ruled states, including Karnataka. The Total Fertility Rate — average number of children a woman would have in the course of her life — of Karnataka stands at 1.7 as per …

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An unproductive idea: The Hindu Editorial on U.P.’s new population policy
3 years, 5 months ago

An unproductive idea: The Hindu Editorial on U.P.’s new population policy

The Hindu  

Incentives and penalties form an integral component of the measures to control population growth, announced by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday. In a draft Uttar Pradesh Population Bill, 2021, the Government aims to incentivise one-child families and reward those with two children with perks in government schemes, rebates in taxes and loans, and cash awards if family …

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