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India's population to peak in 2060s at 1.7bn before declining: UN

India's population is projected to peak in the early 2060s at about 1.7 billion and then decline by 12 per cent, but the country will remain the world's most populous throughout the century, the......

No plan for legislation on population control, govt tells RS

The government is not contemplating any legislative measures for population control, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. Image used for......

UN warns of 'similar episodes' as second Covid wave in India

A United Nations report said on Thursday that the deadly wave of COVID-19 Delta variant stole 240,000 lives in India between April and June in 2021 and disrupted economic recovery, and warned that......

'Elon Musk was fascinated about Kumbh Mela'

Tech billionaire Elon Musk told a delegation of leading Indian business figures at his SpaceX Starbase facility in Texas on Friday that he believes India-US ties are “trending positive”......

One-fifth of under-five deaths worldwide occur in India: UN

India alone accounts for more than one-fifth of deaths worldwide of children under the age of five, according to a new UN report released today, which said nearly 6.6 million kids died globally,......

Is inflation GOOD for growth?

Nupur Pavan Bang points out a little bit of inflation is good, but too much is bad; as he talks about interest rates, growth and markets. In a G-24 Policy brief 2012, Anis Chowdhury, senior......

Manmohan Singh's reforms transformed India, unshackled economy: Economists

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's 1991 Budget unshackled India's economy, significantly enhancing the economic prospects for hundreds of millions of Indians, first deputy managing director of......

Halt austerity, avoid recession: UN to rich nations

While growth in India and China is likely to remain robust, the rest of the world risks falling back into recession if developed countries embark prematurely on fiscal austerity measures, says a......

India takes first steps to meet 2070 net-zero goal, Niti Aayog forms panels

Three years after India declared its goal to become a net-zero economy by 2070, the policy design for achieving the target has begun, with the NITI Aayog forming dedicated multi-sectoral committees......

India's growth to reach 6.3 per cent in 2016: UN report

India will see a gradual growth acceleration with its GDP expected to reach 5.9 per cent this year and 6.3 per cent in 2016, the UN said on Monday while partly crediting the recovery to improved......

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India's population to peak in 2060s at 1.7bn before declining: UN

No plan for legislation on population control, govt tells RS

UN warns of 'similar episodes' as second Covid wave in India

'Elon Musk was fascinated about Kumbh Mela'

One-fifth of under-five deaths worldwide occur in India: UN

Is inflation GOOD for growth?

Manmohan Singh's reforms transformed India, unshackled economy: Economists

Halt austerity, avoid recession: UN to rich nations

India takes first steps to meet 2070 net-zero goal, Niti Aayog forms panels

India's growth to reach 6.3 per cent in 2016: UN report

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