Population Current Affairs, GK & News
July 11: World Population Day
Every year, World Population Day is celebrated by United Nations. This year the day is celebrated under the following theme Theme: “How to Safeguard the heath and rights of women and girls now” amid the pandemic. Highlights This year, the World Population Day will focus on “Health, Rights of Women and Girls”. Significance Every year ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: COVID-19 • genital mutilation • Population • State of World Population Report • United Nations • Women Empowerment • World Population Day
Government Scientific Advisor issues manual for Homemade Masks
On March 31, the Scientific Advisor of Government of India issued guidelines to make masks at home. He also insisted that these masks are 70% safer and effective in containing the spread of the Virus. Highlights The Guidelines insist people living in densely populated areas to wear masks. This will help prevent the virus from ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Corona virus • COVID-19 • Health • Medicine Sector • Pharmaceutical Sector • Population • Prevention
Exploding Human Population: Short Essay
The world population in 1750 AD was 791 millions. This was the pre-industrialized world and the sweeping changes brought on by the steam engine, power looms and machinery happened 10 years later in 1760. By 2050, the world population is projected to be 11 billion. This means in 400 years we would have added 10,209,000,000 ..
Topics: Population • Population Explosion • Sustainable development • World Population
Google Earth covers 98 percent of the Entire Population
Google Earth developed by the global search engine, Google has revealed that it now covers more than 98 percent of the world population, and has 10 million miles of street view imagery captured. 10 million miles is equal to a distance that could circle our entire planet Earth more than 400 times. Google Earth-based primarily ..
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Earth • Google • Google Earth • Population • Satellite
National Health Profile 2019 Released
The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare released the 14th National Health Profile (NHP) 2019 on October 30, 2019. The NHP is prepared by the Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI). It was first published in 2005. Significance The Data is important in understanding the needs and issues of the population Also, it helps ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Topics: birth rate • death rate • Diseases • Health • Life expectancy • National Health Accounts • Population • Population Control