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Asia Pacific
Adding Life to Years – Demographic Change in Asia and the Pacific
The size of the world’s population in 2100 is now expected to be six per cent lower—or 700 million fewer—than anticipated a decade ago....
News
Sri Lanka: Concerns Raised as Death Rate Exceeds Birth Rate
Meanwhile, a recent report by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka has also reported a 0.6 per cent drop in the population of Sri...
Bangladesh
South Asian Women, Girls Need Responsive Legal System to Gender Violence
Long delays in medical examinations, police investigations, prosecutions, and trials are widespread. Survivors often have difficulties filing cases with the police and face community...
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Gender Ratio Tilts Towards Women for the First Time Ever
Bangladesh’s total population increased from 14.4 crore in 2011 to 16.51 crore in 2022. The country recorded an average annual population growth rate of...
Gender
NFHS 5: Why the Headlines Cheering Low Fertility Rate in India are Misleading
Perhaps the only thing worth paying attention to in the TFR story is that the overall decline has been championed and led by Muslim...
Climate change
Population and Development Commission: ‘Perfect Storm’ of Crises Take Shape
Opening its fifty-fifth session under the theme ‘Population and sustainable development, in particular sustained and inclusive economic growth,’ marks success for a body that...
Governance
Do we Really Need a World Ranking to Measure Happiness?
The idea of a ranking on happiness risks defeating the purpose of the gigantic and noble effort of better understanding how we can be...
Climate change
The Future of Food: Jellyfish, Farmed Insects, 3D Printed Meat?
A report by the Food and Agriculture Organization looks at how economic growth, changing consumer behaviour and consumption patterns, a growing global population and...
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India: Swachh Bharat Mission Linked to Decline in Infant Mortality Rates
The study, spanning a decade from 2011 to 2020, analysed data from 35 Indian states and 640 districts. Researchers...
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APEDA Facilitates Historic Export of Indian Pomegranates to Australia
In the financial year 2023-24, India exported 72,011 metric tons of pomegranates, valued at USD 69.08 million, to diverse...
Bangladesh: Interim Govt Sets Timeline for River Conservation; Accurate Mapping
Each district will be tasked with developing a time-bound, cost-effective action plan to address illegal encroachments and pollution. This...
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India: Swachh Bharat Mission Linked to Decline in Infant Mortality Rates
The study, spanning a decade from 2011 to 2020,...
APEDA Facilitates Historic Export of Indian Pomegranates to Australia
In the financial year 2023-24, India exported 72,011 metric...
