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The three-day synchronised Elephant Population Estimation commenced on May 17 in the forests of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra…

As India becomes the most populated country in the world, Japan on the other hand is going through a major…

Trip.com Group, China’s biggest online travel agency is reported to pay 50,000 Yuan ($6,897.69) to employees for each kid they…

China and India, with their vast populations comprising more than one third of the world’s total, have diasporas that naturally…

China launches projects to regain its population

Last week it was said that India would probably cross the population count in comparison to the most populous state…

A recent meta-analysis from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health suggests that exposure to fine particle air pollution…

Cities all over China are announcing new childbirth incentives as the country is set to experience a population decline since the two-year decline in 1960-61 due to the impact of the Great Famine. Based on official statistics, the population dropped by around 10 million in 1960, then 3.4 million in 1961, after which it recoiled by 14.4 million in 1962. The recent official figures are estimated to be announced next week.

The global population in October 2011, was estimated to be around 7 billion and is expected to increase by 2 billion persons by 2030, currently from 7.7 billion to 9.7 billion in 2050 and can peak at 11 billion around 2100.

Highlights According to a report by the United Nations, the world today has a population of 8 billion people. They…