In the 18th century, after the French Revolution, there was a shortage of food, which led to unrest. To solve the problem the government, through mass executions facilitated by new laws removing the ...

China has had population control policies, which are now resulting in a declining population rate. To tackle that, it has now ...

Until five months ago, the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh had a law that barred people with more than two children from contesting elections in local rural and urban bodies. Now, the state ...

The growing deer population is causing problems across New York, according to the State Department of Environmental Conservation, which released new data on its impact. Officials say there are about ...

China’s new policy of allowing couples to have three children (replacing the previous limit of two) is an attempt to respond to ageing population concerns and a slowing birth rate.... Mounting ...

India has the largest population in the world today, at 1.46 billion people, and around a billion in working age of 15 to 64 years. India overtook China on both counts recently. While India’s ...