19th NOVEMBER 2024 ENGLISH TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF TNPSC SHOUTERS
China's population to halve - UN, forecast
- Once the world's most populous country, China has taken years of drastic measures to curb population growth. In 2021, China's population was 141 crore. After that the population began to decline.
- It is estimated that China's population will reach 136 million by 2025. Experts believe that the country's population will face a sharp decline in the coming years.
- Due to the government's family planning measures, the cost of living, and disrupted family practices, the number of women who want to have children has decreased dramatically.
- As a result, China's population will be reduced to half of its current level by the year 2100 (just 76 years from now), according to the UN. Due to depopulation, there will be labor shortage; The number of elderly people will increase significantly. Experts have predicted that the economy, pension scheme and health schemes may be severely affected by this.
- The Indian Coal Corporation, which operates under the Ministry of Coal, was awarded the prestigious Green World Environment Award in the Corporate Social Responsibility category.
- The Ministry of Coal has the overall responsibility to decide the policies and processes related to the mining of coal and other minerals in the interest of the country.
- As an example in the field of social responsibility, the Coal Corporation of India was awarded this prestigious international award for helping to provide a stem cell transplant called bone marrow transplant to a thalassemia patient.
