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Bumble Bees Suffering From Loss of Smell After Heat Waves Struck the Planet Last Year, Finds Study
Extreme heat waves are not only a growing threat to humans but also to vital pollinators like bumble bees. A recent study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B reveals that heat waves can significantly impair bumble bees' ability to detect the scents of flowers they depend on for food. This discovery raises concerns about the potentia...
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Senior Citizens To Outnumber Those Below 18 By 2080 Globally: UN Report
The UN World Population Prospects report said the world's population will peak in the mid-2080s, growing over the next 60 years from 8.2 billion people now to 10.3 billion in the mid-2080s, and will return to 10.2 billion by the end of the century.
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Indian Americans In Offices Not Reflective Of Their Population: Kamala Harris
The number of Indian Americans in elected offices is not reflective of their growing population, US Vice President Kamala Harris said on Wednesday, urging the members of the minority ethnic community to run for elected offices increasingly.
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Reservation In Focus After PM Panel's Findings On Minorities, Says Minister
Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar today said the ramifications of a new population study, which, among other things, found the Muslim community growing exponentially, have to be examined from various angles to determine its fallouts.
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Jobs In South Asia Lagging Behind Growing Population, Says World Bank
Job creation in South Asian economies is not keeping pace with the rise in the working age population, putting the region on a path that risks "squandering its
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India May Get E-Air Taxis By 2026, 90-Minute Car Trip To Take 7 Minutes
The partnership, should they get regulatory clearances, aims to capitalise on a growing need for transport solutions in the world's most populous country that is battling severe ground travel congestion and pollution in its main cities.
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"Hope In Midst Of Division": 10 Indian-Americans Win State, Local US Polls
At least 10 Indian-Americans, almost all of them Democrats, have won local and state level elections held in the country, reflecting the growing political empowerment of the ethnic community that constitutes a little over 1% of US population
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Nykaa CEO Steps Up as Marketing Head as Six Executives Resign Amid Growing Competition
Nykaa offers beauty products on its website and at stores, competing with rivals Tata Group and Reliance, both of which have interests in the fast-growing $16 billion (nearly Rs. 1,32,400 crore) beauty and personal care market in the world's most populous country.
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Aadhaar e-KYC Transactions Rise to Over 311.8 Million in March 2023
Aadhaar holders have carried out nearly 2.31 billion authentication transactions in March 2023, underlining the growing usage of Aadhaar and growth of digital economy in the country, according to an official release. The numbers in March were higher than in February.
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India's Population Expected To Rise Till 2050 And Then Decline: UN
As India became the most populous country in the world, UN projections estimate that the country's population is expected to grow for the next three decades after which it will begin declining.
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China's Population To Begin Decreasing By 2025: Report
China's population will begin to shrink by 2025, officials have said, as family sizes grow smaller and citizens age.
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Over 8 Lakh Students In Jammu And Kashmir Benefitted Under Centre's Mid-Day Meal Scheme: Government
"From the days of being underachievers to achieving front-runner status, the statistics reveal that the growing population is being significantly covered under the centrally sponsored schemes in J&K," an officials spokesman said.
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To Curb Spread Of Covid, This Chinese City Asks All Residents To Self-Test
Shanghai on Sunday ordered its 26 million residents to undergo two more rounds of tests for COVID-19 as public anger grows over how authorities in China's most populous city are tackling a record coronavirus surge.
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Boeing Expects Demand For More Than 2,200 Planes In India In Next 20 Years
Boeing on Friday joined rival planemaker Airbus in forecasting that Indian airlines will need more than 2,200 jetliners over the next two decades as the country's growing, rapidly urbanising population seeks to travel more.
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Reduced Hospitalisation Risk For Omicron Patients: US Study
A preliminary US study of nearly 70,000 Covid positive people showed a substantially reduced risk of hospitalisation and death from Omicron even after controlling for growing population immunity levels.
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Bumble Bees Suffering From Loss of Smell After Heat Waves Struck the Planet Last Year, Finds Study
Extreme heat waves are not only a growing threat to humans but also to vital pollinators like bumble bees. A recent study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B reveals that heat waves can significantly impair bumble bees' ability to detect the scents of flowers they depend on for food. This discovery raises concerns about the potentia...
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Senior Citizens To Outnumber Those Below 18 By 2080 Globally: UN Report
The UN World Population Prospects report said the world's population will peak in the mid-2080s, growing over the next 60 years from 8.2 billion people now to 10.3 billion in the mid-2080s, and will return to 10.2 billion by the end of the century.
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Indian Americans In Offices Not Reflective Of Their Population: Kamala Harris
The number of Indian Americans in elected offices is not reflective of their growing population, US Vice President Kamala Harris said on Wednesday, urging the members of the minority ethnic community to run for elected offices increasingly.
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Reservation In Focus After PM Panel's Findings On Minorities, Says Minister
Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar today said the ramifications of a new population study, which, among other things, found the Muslim community growing exponentially, have to be examined from various angles to determine its fallouts.
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Jobs In South Asia Lagging Behind Growing Population, Says World Bank
Job creation in South Asian economies is not keeping pace with the rise in the working age population, putting the region on a path that risks "squandering its
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India May Get E-Air Taxis By 2026, 90-Minute Car Trip To Take 7 Minutes
The partnership, should they get regulatory clearances, aims to capitalise on a growing need for transport solutions in the world's most populous country that is battling severe ground travel congestion and pollution in its main cities.
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"Hope In Midst Of Division": 10 Indian-Americans Win State, Local US Polls
At least 10 Indian-Americans, almost all of them Democrats, have won local and state level elections held in the country, reflecting the growing political empowerment of the ethnic community that constitutes a little over 1% of US population
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Nykaa CEO Steps Up as Marketing Head as Six Executives Resign Amid Growing Competition
Nykaa offers beauty products on its website and at stores, competing with rivals Tata Group and Reliance, both of which have interests in the fast-growing $16 billion (nearly Rs. 1,32,400 crore) beauty and personal care market in the world's most populous country.
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Aadhaar e-KYC Transactions Rise to Over 311.8 Million in March 2023
Aadhaar holders have carried out nearly 2.31 billion authentication transactions in March 2023, underlining the growing usage of Aadhaar and growth of digital economy in the country, according to an official release. The numbers in March were higher than in February.
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India's Population Expected To Rise Till 2050 And Then Decline: UN
As India became the most populous country in the world, UN projections estimate that the country's population is expected to grow for the next three decades after which it will begin declining.
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China's Population To Begin Decreasing By 2025: Report
China's population will begin to shrink by 2025, officials have said, as family sizes grow smaller and citizens age.
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Over 8 Lakh Students In Jammu And Kashmir Benefitted Under Centre's Mid-Day Meal Scheme: Government
"From the days of being underachievers to achieving front-runner status, the statistics reveal that the growing population is being significantly covered under the centrally sponsored schemes in J&K," an officials spokesman said.
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To Curb Spread Of Covid, This Chinese City Asks All Residents To Self-Test
Shanghai on Sunday ordered its 26 million residents to undergo two more rounds of tests for COVID-19 as public anger grows over how authorities in China's most populous city are tackling a record coronavirus surge.
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Boeing Expects Demand For More Than 2,200 Planes In India In Next 20 Years
Boeing on Friday joined rival planemaker Airbus in forecasting that Indian airlines will need more than 2,200 jetliners over the next two decades as the country's growing, rapidly urbanising population seeks to travel more.
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Reduced Hospitalisation Risk For Omicron Patients: US Study
A preliminary US study of nearly 70,000 Covid positive people showed a substantially reduced risk of hospitalisation and death from Omicron even after controlling for growing population immunity levels.
