Tag: Population
Posted in China News
China plays down India overtaking it as the most populous country
BEIJING: China on Wednesday sought to downplay India overtaking it as the world’s most populous nation with 142.86 crore people, saying that it still has…
Posted in Economy
India Population News: As India’s population soars above all, fewer women have jobs
Sheela Singh cried the day she handed in her resignation. For 16 years, she had been a social worker in Mumbai, India‘s frenetic financial capital,…
Posted in Economy
Rural inflation higher in FY23. Here’s the data
Rural inflation was higher than urban inflation in FY23, first time in six years. While the average inflation in FY23 was 6.7%, prices in rural…
Posted in Rest of World News
Hong Kong population drops for 3rd year under Covid shadow
HONG KONG: Hong Kong‘s government announced Thursday that the territory’s population dropped for a third straight year as deaths rose during the pandemic and anti-virus…