"demographic-crisis"

Rethink ageing as a social developmental challenge to reap the demographic dividend

As fertility falls and ageing accelerates, India must shift from population control to a welfare-centred policy rooted in care, equity, and dignity

Declining fertility rates and longer life expectancies present a complex situation for India, necessitating provisions for social security and healthcare for the increasing elderly population

While maternal and child health indicators show remarkable progress, ageing populations, migration, and ‘ghost villages’ are a cause for concern

Beijing: Fewer people are getting married in China in addition to the falling birth rates, hastening the demographic crisis in the world’s most populous country, according to an official data. The number of marriage registrations in China has fallen for seven consecutive years and hit a 17-year low last year, figures from the recently released […]