Population
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RSS seeks review of population policy to counter Muslim growth
India | Nov 01, 2015, 08:10 AM ISTRanchi: Stoking a fresh debate over religion and demograpics, the RSS on Saturday sought a review of the population policy to counter “severe demographic changes” in India, flagging what it considers a high rate of
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Rise above vote bank politics to frame holistic population policy: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat
India | Oct 22, 2015, 10:40 PM ISTNagpur: Calling for the need to rise above vote bank politics, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief, Mohan Bhagwat today said that a holistic approach to population policy should be formulated that is equally applicable
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Mughal rule will return to India if Muslim population continues to grow: Shiv Sena
National | Aug 27, 2015, 07:09 PM ISTMumbai: The just-released Census figures are "disturbing" and the rise in the Muslim population is because of "politics of religion", the Shiv Sena has said.The party, a constituent of the NDA governments in Maharashtra and
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Rain triggers flash floods in Pakistan
World | Jul 20, 2015, 06:39 PM ISTIslamabad: Heavy rains over the weekend have triggered flash floods in various parts of Pakistan, a media report said on Monday.The Chitral valley in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province was the worst-affected as the floods snapped most
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Rural India healthier than urban India
India | Jul 17, 2015, 01:03 PM ISTAs much as 86% of the rural population and 82% of the urban population is without health-expenditure support. The average medical expenditure for treating one ailment without being admitted to hospital was Rs 509 in rural
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On World Population Day, Indians number 1,274,234,538
India | Jul 11, 2015, 04:31 PM ISTNew 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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India to overtake China in population growth by 2028: Govt
India | May 05, 2015, 06:36 PM ISTNew Delhi: The government today said the birth rate in India is greater than that of China and said the country's population will cross China's by 2028. “Yes. As per World Population Prospects - the
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Hindus to be world's third largest population by 2050
India | Apr 02, 2015, 10:55 PM ISTWashington: Hindus will become the world's third largest population by 2050, while India will overtake Indonesia as the country with the largest Muslim population, according to a new study.According to the Pew Research Center's religious
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Hindu population, for the first time, drops below 80 % in India
India | Jan 24, 2015, 01:59 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Hindu population in India has for first time dropped below 80 percent, according to 2011 religion census that is yet to be released officially.According to the data available, Hindus now constitute 78.35
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Tiger population in India rises to 2226 in 2014, growth by 30% in three years
India | Jan 20, 2015, 02:43 PM ISTNew Delhi: A report released on Tuesday stated that the Tiger population in India has reached 2,226 in 2014. Earlier in 2011 tiger census report, the total number of tigers in the country was only
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India's total population is 1.21 billion, final census reveals
India | May 02, 2013, 10:58 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 1: India's total population stands at 1.21 billion, which is 17.7 per cent more than the last decade, and population growth of females was higher than that of males.According to the final