Bill raising quota ceiling to 65% passed in Bihar Context On Thursday, the Bihar Assembly unanimously passed a Bill increasing reservation for Backward Classes, Extremely Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes, and Scheduled Tribes from 50% to 65%. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar told House members that the […]
India ageing, elderly to make up 20% of the population by 2050: UNFPA report Context The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), India, stated in its 2023 India Ageing Report that by 2046, it is likely that the elderly population in the country will have surpassed […]
Avoid further Delay in Conducting the Census #GS-01 Population, #GS-02 Election For Prelims Census in Independent India Census is conducted by the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. The statutory backing for conducting Census is given […]
India’s need for Population Control #GS-01 Population For Prelims Total Fertility Rate (TFR): The total fertility rate in a specific year can be defined as “the total number of children that can be born to each woman if she were to live to the end […]
It’s time to discuss depopulation #GS-01 Population For Prelims: Population and India: India is set to surpass China as the world’s most populous nation by 2023. China’s population has begun to decline, while India’s population is expected to grow for another 40 years. By current […]
India’s population growth #GS-01 Population For Prelims: World Population: The United Nations has declared that World population has reached 8 billion on 15 November 2022. India was the largest contributor to the milestone, having added 177 million people of the last billion people born in […]
The consequences of declining fertility are many #GS-03 Economy For Mains What is the current rate of population increase: According to the World Population Prospects 2022 the average number of children per woman in the reproductive age group has declined by 50%, from an average […]