Population

Efforts to develop more efficient desalination techniques for converting seawater into freshwater are slated to get a major boost with researchers gaining new insights into the molecular working of aquaporins, the water channels in human…
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Efforts to make use of mangrove plants to meet the increasing need for food production in the wake of a growing world population could get a major boost with a team of Indian researchers reporting a reference-grade genome of a highly…
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According to the third national serological-survey report of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), over 21 percent of the population, aged 18 years and above, showed evidence of past exposure to COVID-19. The data on sero…
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COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the challenges to the youth with regard to their employment opportunities. The policy steps taken by the government have resulted in slowdown of the economic activities, which has led to mass unemployment,…
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A recent video by the international journal The Economist indicated the global demographic scenario and its implications. Over a long period of time, population explosion has been considered as an impediment to balanced growth. In the…
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