Page 13 - Population

Best of BS Opinion: The ipse dixit problem, India's trade policy, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Drop in population seen as fertility rates fall

Rumours spread of banks closing down in China, Tokyo on high alert, Covid vaccine candidates start human trials and other pandemic-related news across the globe

India's public spending on old-age pensions a mere 1% of GDP: Study

India, Indonesia and South Korea are among the countries with the highest share of people who wish to continue working after the retirement

The other population problem

Many parts of India are already ageing

Decoding India's population problem

The Prime Minister's concerns about overpopulation are misleading

India's life expectancy rises to 68.7 years: National Health Profile 2019

NCT of Delhi has the highest population density of 11,320 people per square km, while Arunachal Pradesh has the lowest of 17 per sq km

Population and patriotism

Birth rates are influenced by overall development

India's population growth falling already: Explained in four charts

The population bulge today lies near the age of 30 years

Barriers to potential demographic dividend

The workforce could easily be skilled to take up manufacturing jobs and in time, they could be skilled to enter higher-value services and R&D

Govt to conduct pre-test of Census 2021 from August 12 to September 30

The Census 2021 will be conducted in two phases. In the first phase, house listing operations would be conducted in any two months chosen by the states between April and Sept in 2020

Urban centers draw global population growth, suggest demographic trends

Delhi expected to surpass the population of Tokyo by 2030

India has fourth-largest population of HNIs in APAC

The number of HNIs in India jumped to 200,000 last year from 180,000 in 2014

A demographic shock sweeps the globe

By 2030, 56 countries will have more people aged 65 and over than children under 15