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demography

  • What Belgium’s increase in euthanasia cases says about legalising assisted dying

    What Belgium’s increase in euthanasia cases says about legalising assisted dying

    Jacques Wels, The Conversation Natasia Hamarat, The Conversation
    · May 04, 2025 · 10:00 pm
  • Chandrababu Naidu and Stalin are offering incentives to spur a baby boom. Here’s why that won’t work

    Chandrababu Naidu and Stalin are offering incentives to spur a baby boom. Here’s why that won’t work

    Dilip D’Souza
    · Oct 30, 2024 · 09:00 am
  • ‘Comeback of Dogra rule’: With special status gone, Kashmiris fear losing land rights once again

    ‘Comeback of Dogra rule’: With special status gone, Kashmiris fear losing land rights once again

    Ipsita Chakravarty Safwat Zargar
    · Sep 09, 2019 · 09:00 am
  • As ‘degrowth’ of cities becomes a reality across the world, urban planning needs a rethink

    As ‘degrowth’ of cities becomes a reality across the world, urban planning needs a rethink

    Daniel Florentin, The Conversation
    · Feb 07, 2019 · 09:30 pm
  • Falling fertility rate and growing life expectancy are contributing to an ageing India

    Falling fertility rate and growing life expectancy are contributing to an ageing India

    Saumya Tewari, IndiaSpend.com
    · May 04, 2016 · 08:30 pm
  • Six indicators of India’s looming demographic disaster

    Six indicators of India’s looming demographic disaster

    Abhishek Waghmare, IndiaSpend.com
    · May 03, 2016 · 09:30 pm