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This Russian City Offers Rs 1 Lakh To School Girls For Having Children
About 320 km south of Moscow, Oryol has experienced a population slump of over 8,000 people in the past few years.
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Love Motel Converted To Funeral Home In Japan Amid Population Crisis: "Metaphor Of Decline"
Reactions poured in from social media users who described the building as a metaphor for Japan's demographic crisis.
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Significant Portion Of World's Rural Population May Not Have Been Counted, Study Claims
World rural population may have been undercounted anywhere between 53 per cent to 84 per cent over the study period between 1975 and 2010.
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World Sparrow Day 2025: Know History, Significance Of The Day
World Sparrow Day is observed annually to raise awareness about the precarious state of the sparrow population, which is alarmingly close to extinction.
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Opinion | Sudan Is Staring At A Second Partition, Thanks To Two Warlords
In a testimony to the UN Security Council last week, the UNICEF chief disclosed that the ongoing conflict has evolved into the world's most severe humanitarian emergency, affecting 30 million individuals, two-thirds of Sudan's population
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China Offers Childcare Subsidies, Free Milk To Boost Birth Rates
China's Hohhot, the capital of Inner Mongolia, announced a slew of childcare subsidies this month and promised to "care" for new mothers by giving them a daily cup of free milk, as local provinces strive to boost the country's flagging population.
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Angry Canadians Get "Elbows Up" In Face Of Trump's Tariff, Annexation Threats
At first it was the threat, and then the reality, of tariffs. Now, US President Donald Trump's talk of Canada's forced annexation - no longer laughed off as a joke - has really angered a population better known for its politeness.
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Top 10 Countries With The Highest Meat Consumption: Where Does India Rank?
A recent report reveals that India has the lowest meat consumption globally, with a significant portion of the population following a vegetarian or vegan diet, in stark contrast to countries like Lithuania and Japan, which top the list with high perc
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US Official Sought To End Aid For Rohingya Refugees
The Trump administration official overseeing the dismantling of the main U.S. foreign aid agency proposed phasing out help for crisis-torn Lebanon and the Rohingya, the world's largest stateless population, according to an email reviewed by Reuters.
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The Balochistan Story: Jinnah Betrayal, Armed Rebellion, Bangladesh Impact
Balochistan, the largest and the most sparsely populated province of Pakistan, had always harboured dreams of being independent.
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With Law Students, Medical Grads, How Baloch Liberation Army Ramps Up Violence
The BLA claims that the Pakistani military and Punjabi elite are exploiting the region's resources for their own benefit, leaving the local population impoverished and marginalised.
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'Climate Whiplash' Hitting World's Cities Amid Rising Temperatures: Study
The weather in some of the world's most densely populated cities is swinging from droughts to floods and back again as rising temperatures play havoc with the global water cycle, a study commissioned by the charity WaterAid showed on Wednesday.
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Why PM Modi's Mauritius Visit Is Important And How It Has A China Link
Mauritius, strategically located in the western Indian Ocean, is home to a significant population of Indian origin, accounting for nearly 70% of the island's 1.2 million residents.
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Greenland's Homeless Left Behind As Arctic Island Modernises
Greenland is home to around 500 homeless people, or almost one percent of its population, according to a 2022 tally.
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NDTV Exclusive: Hunted Down, Massacred, Syria's Alawites Ask India For Help
Ali Koshmr, a 36-year-old man from Syria's Latakia, around 330 km from Damascus, woke up to the sounds of gunfire, tires screeching and dozens of armed men shouting, "Come out, you Alawite pigs, Nusayris!"
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This Russian City Offers Rs 1 Lakh To School Girls For Having Children
About 320 km south of Moscow, Oryol has experienced a population slump of over 8,000 people in the past few years.
-
Love Motel Converted To Funeral Home In Japan Amid Population Crisis: "Metaphor Of Decline"
Reactions poured in from social media users who described the building as a metaphor for Japan's demographic crisis.
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Significant Portion Of World's Rural Population May Not Have Been Counted, Study Claims
World rural population may have been undercounted anywhere between 53 per cent to 84 per cent over the study period between 1975 and 2010.
-
World Sparrow Day 2025: Know History, Significance Of The Day
World Sparrow Day is observed annually to raise awareness about the precarious state of the sparrow population, which is alarmingly close to extinction.
-
Opinion | Sudan Is Staring At A Second Partition, Thanks To Two Warlords
In a testimony to the UN Security Council last week, the UNICEF chief disclosed that the ongoing conflict has evolved into the world's most severe humanitarian emergency, affecting 30 million individuals, two-thirds of Sudan's population
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China Offers Childcare Subsidies, Free Milk To Boost Birth Rates
China's Hohhot, the capital of Inner Mongolia, announced a slew of childcare subsidies this month and promised to "care" for new mothers by giving them a daily cup of free milk, as local provinces strive to boost the country's flagging population.
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Angry Canadians Get "Elbows Up" In Face Of Trump's Tariff, Annexation Threats
At first it was the threat, and then the reality, of tariffs. Now, US President Donald Trump's talk of Canada's forced annexation - no longer laughed off as a joke - has really angered a population better known for its politeness.
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Top 10 Countries With The Highest Meat Consumption: Where Does India Rank?
A recent report reveals that India has the lowest meat consumption globally, with a significant portion of the population following a vegetarian or vegan diet, in stark contrast to countries like Lithuania and Japan, which top the list with high perc
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US Official Sought To End Aid For Rohingya Refugees
The Trump administration official overseeing the dismantling of the main U.S. foreign aid agency proposed phasing out help for crisis-torn Lebanon and the Rohingya, the world's largest stateless population, according to an email reviewed by Reuters.
-
The Balochistan Story: Jinnah Betrayal, Armed Rebellion, Bangladesh Impact
Balochistan, the largest and the most sparsely populated province of Pakistan, had always harboured dreams of being independent.
-
With Law Students, Medical Grads, How Baloch Liberation Army Ramps Up Violence
The BLA claims that the Pakistani military and Punjabi elite are exploiting the region's resources for their own benefit, leaving the local population impoverished and marginalised.
-
'Climate Whiplash' Hitting World's Cities Amid Rising Temperatures: Study
The weather in some of the world's most densely populated cities is swinging from droughts to floods and back again as rising temperatures play havoc with the global water cycle, a study commissioned by the charity WaterAid showed on Wednesday.
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Why PM Modi's Mauritius Visit Is Important And How It Has A China Link
Mauritius, strategically located in the western Indian Ocean, is home to a significant population of Indian origin, accounting for nearly 70% of the island's 1.2 million residents.
-
Greenland's Homeless Left Behind As Arctic Island Modernises
Greenland is home to around 500 homeless people, or almost one percent of its population, according to a 2022 tally.
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NDTV Exclusive: Hunted Down, Massacred, Syria's Alawites Ask India For Help
Ali Koshmr, a 36-year-old man from Syria's Latakia, around 330 km from Damascus, woke up to the sounds of gunfire, tires screeching and dozens of armed men shouting, "Come out, you Alawite pigs, Nusayris!"
