Population

Can Delhi's infrastructure handle 32 million people? MPD gives the numbers

From water and sewage to waste management, drainage and power infrastructure, here's what the Master Plan for Delhi says will be needed to support a projected 32 million people by 2047

Delhi Master Plan 2047 targets 4 mn flats, mixed-use transit-led growth

MPD-2047 plans for a population of 32 million and shifts Delhi towards denser mixed-use growth around mass transit, land pooling and infrastructure-led urban expansion

Decentralise education, create jobs

India's young population can drive growth only if the government invests more in education

Census 2027 population count begins in J&K, Ladakh: Here's what we know

Self-enumeration to run till August 31, followed by door-to-door population count in September; exercise brought forward to cover remote areas before winter

India needs a national framework to build a sustainable care economy

The Union Budget for 2026-27 announced measures to strengthen the care ecosystem, including the expansion of geriatric and allied services, and programmes to train 150,000 multiskilled caregivers

India's declining fertility rates: Bihar, Meghalaya remain at the top

Almost every state and union territory shows a net decline in TFR over the last decade

Population debate needs nuance, not panic over India's fertility shift

India's falling fertility calls for region-specific, rights-based policies-not a shift from population-control fears to pro-birth alarmism

The silver solvers: How Kerala is tackling the ageing population challenge

Kerala is attempting to tackle the fallout of a very southern trend: A growing elderly population. Others may want to take note

The demographic buyback solution: Why a lower fertility rate may help India

Rather than a crisis, India's falling fertility could boost per capita prosperity if AI-driven productivity offsets a shrinking workforce

Delhi Census Phase 1: Which districts have most people and houses?

Delhi Census Phase 1: North East emerged as the most populous district, while New Delhi recorded the lowest population

India’s fertility rate is now below replacement level: What happens next?

India’s fertility rate has fallen below the replacement level for the first time, raising questions about the country’s demographic future. Does this mean India’s population will start shrinking? In t

Why India's 2.0 fertility rate does not mean population decline soon

India's fertility rate remained at 2.0 in 2023-24, below replacement level. But that does not mean the population will start shrinking anytime soon. Here's why

From 5 children in 1971 to 2 today: How India's fertility rate transformed

According to NFHS-5, India's fertility rate dropped below the replacement threshold of 2.1 during 2019-21 and has remained there since

Changing aspirations, rising cost of living drag India's fertility rate

As fertility rates falls below replacement level, rising costs of housing, education and childcare, alongside changing aspirations and delayed marriage, are reshaping family size decisions

Fertility puzzle: Why countries can't seem to reverse falling birth rates

From cash incentives to calls for national duty, governments deployed every tool to boost births, but declining fertility proved far harder to reverse than expected

Swiss voters reject bid to cap population at 10 mn in early results

Voters in Switzerland have cast their final ballots on Sunday on an initiative championed by the top right-wing party to cap the rich Alpine country's population at 10 million. Early results showed Swiss voters were leaning against it. The populist Swiss People's Party, which has the most seats in parliament, has stirred up and fostered anti-migration sentiment over the years, notably about an influx of workers from the neighbouring European Union. Some have dubbed the proposal a "Swiss Brexit" because it could jeopardise Switzerland's deep ties to the European Union anchored by deals that foster economic growth, cultural ties and cross-border travel, among other things. Switzerland is not one of the EU's 27 member states, but it is all but surrounded by four of them Recent polling from the gfs.bern agency suggested that it could be a close contest. Preliminary results shared by the federal government showed that nearly 53 per cent of voters rejected the proposal, with nationwide .

A silver lining for Indian eldercare companies lies overseas markets

The company has already drawn up plans to expand into Mauritius and is also eyeing Sri Lanka and Dubai

Amid delimitation row, SRS bulletin reveals population imbalance in India

Latest SRS Bulletin shows India's fertility rate has fallen to 1.9, below replacement level, exposing a widening regional divide

Is college education still worth it in India as AI reshapes jobs market?

Without a shift to vocational training and stronger manufacturing to absorb workers, the college degree will remain a pricey ticket to a lottery that has stopped paying out

Census 2027 begins in Uttarakhand; Guv, CM enter info via self-enumeration

The first phase of 'Census 2027' formally began in Uttarakhand on Friday with Governor Lt Gen (retd) Gurmit Singh and Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami registering their details digitally through the 'self-enumeration' facility. Under the program, house listing and house enumeration work has begun in the state. For the first time under 'Digital India', citizens have been given the opportunity to enter their information online before a census officer visits their homes. Officials said that this facility of self-enumeration will be available from April 10 to April 24 and after this, from April 25 to May 24, the census workers will go door to door to collect the data. On this occasion, the governor stated that the census is not merely a collection of data, but a cornerstone of the state's development. He appealed to citizens to actively participate in this important campaign through self-enumeration, ensuring the accuracy and reliability of the data. The CM said that accurate census