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  On World Population Day, Indians number 1,274,234,538

  India | Jul 11, 2015, 04:31 PM IST

  New Delhi: On World Population Day, Indians numbered 1,274,234,538 at 2.30 p.m. on Saturday, constituting an estimated 17.23 percent of the overall global inhabitation of humans, as per data available with an independent socio-economic statistical organisation.According

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  Poverty in India 2.5 times the official figure: study

  India | Feb 21, 2014, 09:40 AM IST

  New Delhi:  Pursuing an "inclusive reforms" agenda that boosts investments and generates more jobs will help to significantly reduce poverty in India, where over half of the population struggle to meet their essential needs, McKinsey