CONTEXT Recently, the government of Uttar Pradesh has released a “Population Policy”. The policy is intended to bring the gross fertility rate in the State down from the existing 2.7 to 2.1 by 2026. In order to achieve this policy, …
CONTEXT India has entered a demographic sweet spot that will continue for another two to three decades. Half of India’s population is under 29 years of age, which means that in this period, a greater proportion of young people will …
What’s in the news? The once-in-a-decade census released by China recently said China’s population grew at its slowest pace to reach 1.4 billion, up by 5.38 percent compared with 2010, keeping its status as the world’s most populous country. The …
NEWS That the situations faced by India’s migrants are not a matter of concern in policy making is quite apparent. CONTEXT With the continuation of the second wave of the pandemic, strict to moderate lockdowns are being imposed again. This …
WHAT IS CENSUS? A census is the procedure of systematically enumerating, and acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It helps in describing and understanding the population of a society and what people have access to, …
What is the National Population Register? The National Population Register (NPR) is a Register of usual residents of the country. It is a comprehensive identity database maintained by the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India under the Ministry of …
What’s in the news? When this century ends, India may no longer be a country of a billion, says a projection that appears in the online edition of the Lancet. The Lancet is a weekly peer-reviewed general medical journal. Highlights …
Life is sometimes filled with anxiety, internal conflict, disharmony, uncertainty and fear of the unknown. These thoughts give way to extreme feelings. COVID-19 has acted as a catalyst inducing anxiety in the life of individuals who are already stressed because …
Context As the country emerges from the lockdown, a proper ramping up of the transport system is needed. Public transport guidelines The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has released guidelines to tackle several social distancing and sanitisation concerns, and to …