World population

Human Population Growth And Its Effect On Health- Expert Shares Preventive Measures For Overall Well-Being

World Population Day 2023: The world population is now over 8 billion, about 20 times higher than a thousand years ago. Here is an in-depth analysis of how overpopulation impacts human health and how to stay healthy every day.

 

Jul 11, 2023, 07:10 AM IST

DNA: India overtakes China in terms of population

India has been declared the most populous country in the world by the United Nations Population Fund. India has overtaken China in terms of population. UN has told the total population of India as 142.86 crores. So there the population of China is 142.57 at this time.

Apr 19, 2023, 23:32 PM IST

India overtakes China to become world's most populous country

India has now become the largest populated country in the world. India has overtaken China in terms of population. UN has told the total population of India as 142.86 crores.

Apr 19, 2023, 17:28 PM IST

DNA Exclusive: World population reaches 8 Billion - Disaster or Opportunity?

In today's DNA, Zee News' Rohit Ranjan will anaylse whether the growing world population is a disaster or an opportunity.

Nov 15, 2022, 23:29 PM IST

DNA: Increasing population a burden or a boon for the earth?

Today around 1:30 pm, 8000 millionth child was born in the world. The UN Report on Population had already estimated that on November 15, the world's population would touch 8 billion. But now the question is, is the increasing population a disaster or an opportunity?

Nov 15, 2022, 23:02 PM IST

World Population reaches 8 billion; know who is the 'symbolic' 8 billionth baby

The world population reached 8 billion in mid-November as predicted. One billion people were added to the world in the past 12 years. 

Nov 15, 2022, 19:51 PM IST

World population reaches 8 billion but India seeing a marked slowdown - Check figures

As the world population clock flashed 8,00,00,00,000, the United Nations described the global population reaching the mark as a "remarkable milestone".

Nov 15, 2022, 15:07 PM IST

Population LEAP! World population projected to reach 8 billion today, THIS is where India stands

It has taken the global population 12 years to grow from 7 to 8 billion. However, it will take approximately 15 years - until 2037 - for it to reach 9 billion, which indicates that the overall growth rate of the global population is slowing.

Nov 15, 2022, 10:35 AM IST

India projected to surpass China as world's most populous country in 8 years: UN report

India is expected to add nearly 273 million people between now and 2050. 

Jun 18, 2019, 08:09 AM IST

DNA: Cellphones overtake human population

At some point in the middle of this decade, the number of active cellphone subscriptions grew larger than the number of actual people on this planet, according to data from the UN’s International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the World Bank, and the UN itself.

May 13, 2019, 22:44 PM IST

World population to reach 9.8 billion in 2050: UN

The world`s current population of 7.6 billion will balloon to 9.8 billion in 2050, with India`s numbers to surpass China`s in just seven years, a UN report said Wednesday.

Jun 22, 2017, 09:20 AM IST

Approximately 5.5 billion people in the world are obese

The researchers, including those from Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand, put forth a specific notion of overfat, a condition of having sufficient excess body fat to impair health.

Jan 05, 2017, 13:09 PM IST