“The fattening America”.
Region: United StatesA health economist and co-author of a new book “The fattening America” points out that a predictable consequence of advanced and rich economy is a fatter population. Though obesity has established itself in wes... more
Views: 747The rapid population growth has militated against rising standards of living
Region: India
Population problem has become of the most fundamental of all human problems. It is affecting, all our human problems- social, individual, national and international. It is also affecting health and happiness of the individ... more
Views: 292Impact of population growth on environment
Region: IndiaPopulation of growth has caused the greatest havoc on environment. Due to increasing demand of sustenance, there has been an over exploitation of natural resources. Air, soil, water all is becoming increasin... more
Views: 724World population reaching 9 billion in 2050!
Region: NepalUN revision of the world population in 2008 shows that the global population is estimated to reach nine billion by 2050. The current population will be up by 6.8 percent. Developing nations, according the UN review, will ... more
Views: 945Dead in their teens : The trauma of India's Students
Region: IndiaOne of my friends whose whereabouts are usually not traceable, because he is involved in hectic travel has grounded himself for the next month or so. He has stationed himself at home ; well not exactly at home, but like a ... more
Views: 1511Collective Pharmaceutical Consumption Yielding Cellular Dangers in the Water Supply
Region: United StatesThere is a photograph that stays with me. A man is sprawled on a makeshift FEMA cot at the New Orleans airport. It is days after Hurricane Katrina moved through, and the man is clearly lost in the grey folds of... more
Views: 1246Mumbai: World's 7th largest billionaire city
Region: India
India's financial capital Mumbai is the world's seventh largest city in terms of billionaire population, says Forbes, the American business magazine famous for its annual list of richest people on the globe. Mumbai is r... more
Views: 3039Are Biofuels a Crime Against Humanity as UN Asserts?
Region: United StatesThe recent surge in global food prices that has triggered unrest in developing nations – most visible in the Haitian and Egyptian riots – has prompted the United Nations to label biofuels a crime against humani... more
Views: 1561Malawi Set to Conduct Population and Housing Census
Region: MalawiThe United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has gone full throttle training different organisations in readiness of Malawi’s population and housing census, which is to be held in June this year. Malawi last conducted... more
Views: 1205India's population will harm the country and the planet - III
Region: IndiaThis is the concluding part of this series, which seeks to underscore the strain that our huge population places on our resources. More about inida population India's population will harm the country and the ... more
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