11th NOVEMBER 2023 ENGLISH TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF TNPSC SHOUTERS
Industrial sector production growth declined to 5.80 percent
- The country's industrial production growth has seen a decline to 5.80 percent in September last year. This has increased to 10.30 percent in the previous month of August.
- In the period from April to September in the current financial year, the growth of industrial production was 7.10 percent in the same period of the previous year, and has seen a decline to six percent in the current financial year, according to the National Statistics Office.
- The manufacturing sector, which contributes 77 per cent to the country's industrial sector, grew by 4.50 per cent in September this year, up from two per cent in September last year.
- Electricity generation growth has seen a rise of 9.90 percent. During the same period, the production of the power sector has seen a slowdown from 11.60 percent growth to 9.90 percent. As for mining production growth, it has increased to 11.50 percent from 5.20 percent in September last year.
- The world's population crossed 8 billion last September. The UN Council had indicated that the world population would reach this number by November 2022. This discrepancy exists because the census system differs from country to country. But the world population continues to rise.
- The world population in the year 2000 was 600 crores. Now it has increased to 800 crores. The average age of people has increased to 32. By 2060, it will rise to 39. In countries like Canada, the death rate of the elderly has decreased significantly. While the world population growth rate has doubled between 1960-2000, it has now decreased.
- It is said that the world's population has been growing at a slower rate for the last 50 years due to the continuous decline in natural fertility among women. According to this press release the most populous cities are ranked.
- Accordingly, the population of Tokyo is 3,71,94,105. Delhi is second in the list with a population of 3,29,41,309 and Shanghai China is third with a population of 2,92,10,808.
- Mumbai is at 9th position with 2,12,96,517 population, Kolkata at 17th position with 1,53,32,793 population, Bengaluru at 23rd position with 1,36,07,800 population and Chennai at 26th position with 1,17,76,147 population.
