World population to cross 10 billion by 2100: UN
The Economic Times - India
"The future of the population depends very much on what will happen to the future of fertility in the world," Hania Zlotnik, Director, Population Division , Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), told journalists. "Towards the end of the century, low-fertility countries will have a relatively aged population," she said. "The intermediate fertility countries get more or less to the same point". …(4 May 2011)
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04 May 2011
30 January 2011
Population growth not in sync with natural resources, by K. Srinivasan, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore
Economic Times - India
Based on the 2001 Census data and earlier trends in fertility and mortality rates, the Registrar General of India has projected the population of the country in 2011 to be around 1,193 million. The United Nations Population Division, which has consistently projected higher figures for India, has estimated it to be 1,230 million for the same year. The UN assumes that there has been a systematic undercount in our censuses which has to be corrected and hence it has given higher estimates. The 2011 Census to take place in the next few months will clarify whether we are closer to the UN or GoI projections.,…(30 January 2011)
Economic Times - India
Based on the 2001 Census data and earlier trends in fertility and mortality rates, the Registrar General of India has projected the population of the country in 2011 to be around 1,193 million. The United Nations Population Division, which has consistently projected higher figures for India, has estimated it to be 1,230 million for the same year. The UN assumes that there has been a systematic undercount in our censuses which has to be corrected and hence it has given higher estimates. The 2011 Census to take place in the next few months will clarify whether we are closer to the UN or GoI projections.,…(30 January 2011)
21 November 2008
Economic meltdown sends large number of migrants home: UN
Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
"News about migrants returning in significant numbers to their home countries have become more common, especially in cases where the economy of the host country sours," the UN population division said. ...…(21 November 2008)
Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
"News about migrants returning in significant numbers to their home countries have become more common, especially in cases where the economy of the host country sours," the UN population division said. ...…(21 November 2008)
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