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ASER and India’s demographic dividend: Is a new generation ready for the future?
https://www.livemint.com/opinion/online-views/aser-and-india-s-demographic-dividend-is-a-new-generation-ready-for-the-future-11706188343491.html
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ASER and India’s demographic dividend: Is a new generation ready for the future?
https://www.livemint.com/opinion/online-views/aser-and-india-s-demographic-dividend-is-a-new-generation-ready-for-the-future-11706188343491.html
mint
ASER and India’s demographic dividend: Is a new generation ready for the future?
ASER findings reveal a worrying deficit of basic skills but telecom connectivity and digital enablers offer cause for hope as it might yet be possible for online education to play a complementary role in getting left-behinds up to speed.
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Population can’t be ignored. It has to be part of the policy solution to our world’s problems
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/governance/population-can-t-be-ignored-it-has-to-be-part-of-the-policy-solution-to-our-world-s-problems-94341
Population can’t be ignored. It has to be part of the policy solution to our world’s problems
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/governance/population-can-t-be-ignored-it-has-to-be-part-of-the-policy-solution-to-our-world-s-problems-94341
DownToEarth
Population can’t be ignored. It has to be part of the policy solution to our world’s problems
The longer we do nothing about population growth, the worse it gets
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Cultural travesty of abandoning the old
* They say old is gold, but it is certainly in the cold
https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/opinions/columns/pc/2024/Feb/17/cultural-travesty-of-abandoning-the-old
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Cultural travesty of abandoning the old
* They say old is gold, but it is certainly in the cold
https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/opinions/columns/pc/2024/Feb/17/cultural-travesty-of-abandoning-the-old
The New Indian Express
Cultural travesty of abandoning the old
They say old is gold, but it is certainly in the cold. A UN report recorded 149 million senior citizens living in India in 2022, a number predicted to more than
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Educated women are having fewer children. It’s not good for India’s demographic dividend
https://theprint.in/opinion/educated-women-are-having-fewer-children-its-not-good-for-indias-demographic-dividend/1971404/
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Educated women are having fewer children. It’s not good for India’s demographic dividend
https://theprint.in/opinion/educated-women-are-having-fewer-children-its-not-good-for-indias-demographic-dividend/1971404/
ThePrint
Educated women are having fewer children. It’s not good for India’s demographic dividend
DINKs, Double Income No Kids, is a Western concept. Working couples are aspiring to live a more independent & luxurious life instead of having kids. But this can spell ruin for India's demography.
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The power of choice: a case for life-saving modern contraception
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/the-power-of-choice-a-case-for-life-saving-modern-contraception/article67904092.ece
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The power of choice: a case for life-saving modern contraception
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/the-power-of-choice-a-case-for-life-saving-modern-contraception/article67904092.ece
The Hindu
The power of choice: a case for life-saving modern contraception
The article highlights high-risk pregnancies in India, emphasizing the importance of contraception, family planning, and women's empowerment.
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What India Needs To Do Urgently To Support Its Ageing Population b https://thewire.in/urban/what-india-needs-to-do-urgently-to-support-its-ageing-population
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What India Needs To Do Urgently To Support Its Ageing Population b https://thewire.in/urban/what-india-needs-to-do-urgently-to-support-its-ageing-population
The Wire
What India Needs To Do Urgently To Support Its Ageing Population
About 20% of India’s population will be over 60 years old in 2050. With family structures changing and existing state-provided services being inadequate, today’s working Indians need protection against loss of income and health.
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Global fertility rates set to crash, triggering ‘staggering’ social change
https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/world-news/global-fertility-rates-to-decline-shifting-population-burden-to-low-income-countries/amp_articleshow/108664316.cms
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Global fertility rates set to crash, triggering ‘staggering’ social change
https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/world-news/global-fertility-rates-to-decline-shifting-population-burden-to-low-income-countries/amp_articleshow/108664316.cms
The Economic Times
Global fertility rates to decline, shifting population burden to low-income countries
The study reported in The Lancet projects 155 of 204 countries and territories worldwide, or 76%, will have fertility rates below population replacement levels by 2050. By 2100, that is expected to rise to 198, or 97%, researchers estimated.
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#Idea_of_development_planning_and_mixed_economy
Beyond numbers: India's demographic dividend and the quest for economic miracle
https://www.indiatoday.in/diu/story/beyond-numbers-indias-demographic-dividend-and-the-quest-for-economic-miracle-2522426-2024-04-02
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Beyond numbers: India's demographic dividend and the quest for economic miracle
https://www.indiatoday.in/diu/story/beyond-numbers-indias-demographic-dividend-and-the-quest-for-economic-miracle-2522426-2024-04-02
India Today
Beyond numbers: India's demographic dividend and the quest for economic miracle
India's demographic makeup is changing slightly with a decrease in the proportion of its young population, yet the potential for substantial economic and social benefits from its demographic dividend persists. An effective navigation of this transition is…
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Complicating Indian feminism: Ambedkar and a birth control story
https://theleaflet.in/complicating-indian-feminism-ambedkar-and-a-birth-control-story/
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Complicating Indian feminism: Ambedkar and a birth control story
https://theleaflet.in/complicating-indian-feminism-ambedkar-and-a-birth-control-story/
The Leaflet
Complicating Indian feminism: Ambedkar and a birth control story – The Leaflet
A re-examination of dominant upper-caste voices that engage with liberal values and yet disengage from those very ideas that grow from justice, equality and self-determination. — THIS essay is an intellectual history of the language that surrounded birth…
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India’s demographic dividend will eventually dwindle: ADB
Yet the ageing population could also be an opportunity to get more productivity out of older persons or a silver dividend- ADB
https://www.livemint.com/economy/ageing-population-a-structural-challenge-for-asia-india-s-demographic-dividend-to-dwindle-adb-11714637750508.html
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India’s demographic dividend will eventually dwindle: ADB
Yet the ageing population could also be an opportunity to get more productivity out of older persons or a silver dividend- ADB
https://www.livemint.com/economy/ageing-population-a-structural-challenge-for-asia-india-s-demographic-dividend-to-dwindle-adb-11714637750508.html
mint
India’s demographic dividend will eventually dwindle: ADB
Yet the ageing population could also be an opportunity to get more productivity out of older persons or a silver dividend, ADB said
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Family planning in India: alternative approaches
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/governance/family-planning-in-india-alternative-approaches-56000
Family planning in India: alternative approaches
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/governance/family-planning-in-india-alternative-approaches-56000
DownToEarth
Family planning in India: alternative approaches
According to the United Nations 2016 data, the current population of India stands at 1.3 billion and the country has the fastest growing population after China
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With high unemployment, is India losing its demographic advantage?
https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/with-high-unemployment-is-india-losing-its-demographic-advantage-3039614
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With high unemployment, is India losing its demographic advantage?
https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/with-high-unemployment-is-india-losing-its-demographic-advantage-3039614
Deccan Herald
With high unemployment, is India losing its demographic advantage?
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#stratification_and_mobility
How family planning policies shape intergenerational mobility
https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/how-family-planning-policies-shape-intergenerational-mobility
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How family planning policies shape intergenerational mobility
https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/how-family-planning-policies-shape-intergenerational-mobility
CEPR
How family planning policies shape intergenerational mobility
Family planning policies are widely used to control population growth and promote human capital development. Exploiting the implementation of the one-child policy in rural China, this column shows that such policies also influence intergenerational mobility.…