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The rupee pared initial gains to fall 7 paise to 71.82 against the US currency in late morning deals on Thursday on bouts of dollar demand from banks and importers. (Photo: DC)

India among most unequal nations; top 1% of population holds 22% of...

The report pointed out that the average national income of the Indian adult population is Rs 204,200

8 Dec 2021 9:38 AM IST

Population explosion has been a regularly used trope to incite fear and panic in many Third World countries. (Representational Image)

India may overtake China as most populous country sooner than UN...

India is expected to add nearly 273 million people to its population between now and 2050

12 May 2021 10:17 PM IST

People crowd a market after further ease in COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, in Patna. (Representational Photo:PTI)

Mohan Guruswamy | Small states are a must for better governance

Uttar Pradesh is larger in terms of population than Brazil, Japan or Bangladesh

22 March 2022 12:45 AM IST

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Is growth in population a ticking bomb or blessing?

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Is growth in population a ticking bomb or...

Managing population through heavy-handed top-down curbs on fertility is an inhuman and ineffective policy

21 July 2022 12:50 AM IST

From 1.21 billion in 2011, according to the last census, the Indian population is projected to grow to 1.66 billion by 2050. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade, File)

AA Edit | India must plan better to cope with population rise

The greying of the population is another burden that Indian society would have to bear as life expectancy stands at a...

13 July 2022 7:27 AM IST

Locals at a crowded wholesale market on Avenue Road on World Population Day, in Bengaluru, Monday, July 11, 2022. (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak)

By 2023, India number 1 in population, overtaking China

The global population is growing at its slowest rate since 1950, having fallen under one per cent in 2020

11 July 2022 11:20 AM IST

For those who are not drunk on the magic of numbers, this massive over-population can only warn of a Malthusian disaster looming ahead. (Representational Image)

Aakar Patel | No. 1 in population, but future is bleak: Demographic...

Not only have we not added new jobs, we have lost some of those we had.

25 April 2023 12:59 AM IST

From 1.21 billion in 2011, according to the last census, the Indian population is projected to grow to 1.66 billion by 2050. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade, File)

Indranil Banerjee | World's youngest' nation at an exciting crossroads

The great Indian census conducted every ten years since 1881 appears to have been shelved for all practical purposes.

24 April 2023 12:46 AM IST

Rupee is currently trading at 63.63 against 66.93 to a dollar in August, 2016.

Grow up India, time to set an uplifting agenda

By 2040, the proportion of the population below 34.5 years will fall to 50 per cent from 65 per cent today.

21 Aug 2018 12:38 AM IST

The speeding up of the process is likely to ensure that data on OBCs would be available before the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, sources said. (Representational Image)

In a first, Census 2021 to collect OBC data

In 2006, National Sample Survey Office said OBCs comprise 41% of India's population.

1 Sept 2018 1:36 AM IST