World population day News

Here is all the information you need to know about World Population Day, from its history to its significance and essential meaningful messages to share.   

World Population Day is celebrated on July 11 This day focuses on bringing forth the prevalent issues related to global population The effects of overpopulation include malnutrition, pollution, congested living conditions, and a lack of health care facilities

The history of World Population Day dates back to July 11, 1987 World Population Day is commemorated on July 11 every year The day also emphasises the need to address poverty, food security, and environmental sustainability

Samajwadi Party MP Shafiqur Rahman Barq has raised eyebrows with his latest statement on population growth The SP MP attacked the UP government for looking at population growth from a 'particular angle'

Yogi's comment on World Population Day has attracted a lot of controversies Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said anarchy is not caused by the population but due to the destruction of democratic values Meanwhile, BJP leader and former Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has advised people to change their mindset

India’s population is growing rapidly and will soon surpass China It is estimated that by 2050, every person in the world will live for 77 years

Union minister Giriraj Singh on Monday made a fresh pitch for a stringent law to control the population of the country He said India lost out to China in the pace of economic progress but surpassed its neighbour in the growth of population He added that the need of the hour was a stringent law ('kada kanoon') for population control

According to UN, India's population stands at 1.412 billion in 2022, compared to China's 1.426 billion.

World Population Day is observed to create awareness against the rising population and the importance to curb the population explosion across the world. It is important to control the growing population as the resources- both natural and manmade are limited on planet Earth and cannot accommodate so many people.

BJP leader from Mandsaur also commented on Aamir Khan's recent divorce and said that he is not bothered about his kids and has started the search for a third wife. 

"When the planet has no resources left, I`ll be six feet under. But if I have a child, they and their children will have to live with it. I don`t want to inflict that on anybody," said a person.  

The draft of the population control bill says that people with more than two children in UP will be debarred from contesting local bodies polls, applying for government jobs or receiving any kind of subsidy. The draft bill, for which suggestions have been invited from the public till July 19, also prohibits promotions in government jobs for such people.

Yogi Adityanath on July 11 unveiled Uttar Pradesh's new Population Policy 2021-2030. The policy was unveiled on the occasion of World Population Day. The UP CM said that the increasing population can be a hurdle in way of development.

Each year July 11 is celebrated as World Population Day India, with a current population size of 1.37 billion, has the second largest population in the world By 2027, India is expected to overtake China to become the most populous country

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced a new population policy for 2021-2030 on the occasion of World Population Day. 

Yogi Adityanath on July 11 said that the increasing population is the 'root cause' of major problems. UP CM urged everyone to take a pledge to make society aware of the problems arising from the increasing population. His comments came on the occasion of World Population Day.

Families with more than two kids will be debarred from availing state-sponsored welfare schemes and receiving subsidies There will be incentives for anyone who adopts two-child norm by undergoing voluntary sterilization operation upon himself or spouse. Incentives will include soft loan for construction or purchasing a house on nominal rates of interest and rebate on charges for utilities such as water, electricity and house tax.

The topics of discussion on the day include family planning, poverty, sexual equality, maternal health, civil rights, among others. In order to overcome the problem of overpopulation, the focus must be on population management on a worldwide scale.

A government spokesman stated that Uttar Pradesh's total fertility rate is 2.7 per cent whereas ideally it should be less than 2.1 per cent. A five-pronged approach to population control will be adopted which will also focus on improving health.

The Uttar Pradesh government will release its new population policy 2021-30 on July 11, which is observed as World Population Day. Sources said the policy is likely to focus on providing incentives to those who will help in population control.