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India will overtake China as the world’s most populous country in the coming week, hitting almost 1.43 billion people, the United Nations said Monday.“By the end of this month, India’s population is expected to reach 1,425,775,850 people,…

First Nations people are disproportionately represented in toxic drug poisoning deaths in British Columbia, according to new data from the First Nations Health Authority.First Nations members represented 16.4 per cent of toxic drug deaths…

A new study by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health shows that water arsenic levels are linked to higher urinary arsenic among the U.S. population for users of both private wells and public water systems. The…

Despite the cancellation years ago of China’s harsh, Mao-era restriction on families to a single child, China’s population is steadily shrinking — a momentous shift that will soon leave India as the world’s most populous nation. The change…

Half of the population of the Asian giant are under 30. The country also faces huge challenges in providing electricity, food and housing for its growing population, with many of its huge cities already struggling to cope. According to…

<!-- -->The UN report called for fostering "demographic resilience". (Representational)Geneva, Switzerland: Rather than fixating on the impact of the world's soaring population, the world should look at women's reproductive rights to…

INDIA OVERTAKING CHINA "The world population is rapidly reordering itself," Kanem told a press conference. While the population is now the largest ever seen, "the global average fertility rate is the lowest in living memory". Kanem said…

<!-- -->The change in rank has been attributed to a technicality.Melbourne has become Australia's most populous city, surpassing Sydney, which had held the title for over a century, BBC reported. According to official statistics,…

Tokyo, Japan CNN  —  Japan’s population has fallen for the 12th consecutive year, as deaths rise and the birth rate continues to sink, according to government data released…

BENGALURU: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced that India’s tiger population increased to 3,167 in 2022 from 2,967, recorded in 2018. Releasing a report on ‘Status of Tigers, India 2022’ in Mysuru, Karnataka, PM Modi took pride…