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Referendum in Switzerland: Citizens reject proposal to cap country’s population at 10 million to curb immigration

Citizens in Switzerland on Sunday, 14 June 2026, decisively rejected a controversial initiative aimed at capping the country's permanent resident population at 10 million...

China reintroduces tax on condoms and contraceptives after decades to boost birth rates

In a move to reverse its plummeting birth rates, China has officially removed a decades-old tax exemption on condoms, contraceptive pills, and other birth...

Union Minister Jitendra Singh inaugurates Phenome India ‘National Biobank’ and India’s own Longitudinal Population Data study, says personalised treatment regimens will be reality in...

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Vice President of CSIR, Dr. Jitendra Singh, inaugurated the state-of-the-art Phenome India “National Biobank” at the CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB) in the capital today.

Paperless census, caste data to be collected, employment details to be recorded: Know all about the population census and how it will be carried...

For the first time, census will be conducted digitally and caste census will also be a part of it. Census 2027 will be completed in two phases.

Population census including caste enumeration to begin on 1st May 2027, to be conducted in two phases

The Central government on Wednesday announced that the Population Census-2027 will be conducted in two phases, and will also include enumeration of castes.

Hungary announces tax exemption for women who bear children, aims to boost birth rate

During his State of the Nation speech in Budapest, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced that the tax exemptions for women with three children would take effect in October 2025 and in January 2026 for those with two kids.

Why is South Korea offering monetary aid to encourage youngsters to date, marry, and have kids?

As per the government, people setting out on blind or regular dates can now continue doing so with government assistance. They can get serious and marry in public museums or parks and pay only KRW 10,000 in monthly rent for their new home after marriage.

Assam: Govt says 47,928 illegal immigrants found in state, 43% of them are Hindus

According to the state government data, out of a total of 20,613 Hindus declared as illegal immigrants by the Foreigners' Tribunals, 8,139 are from Cachar district, 2884 from Guwahati city, 1574 from Lakhimpur district, 1038 from Dibrugarh district.

Is humanity headed for a population collapse? What is ailing South Korea, Japan and what will it mean for India in the future

TFR is drastically declining globally because young couples are having multitude of concerns particularly economic. The growing global trend is markingly visible in India too.

Massive population decline in South Korea: 150 schools have no first graders to enrol

The Ministry of Education in South Korea said that 157 elementary schools across the country do not have any first graders to enrol in the month of March

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