One planet, 7 continents, 7 billion people. A planet endowed with resources to optimally support 2 billion humans bearing more than thrice the weight is what is meant by massive overpopulation. Until 1974 the population on earth was 4 billion, and in a mere 40 years it nearly doubled. We are expected to reach a staggering total of 10 billion in the next 50 years. The … [Read more...]
81 lakh boys are never going to get married in India – The curious case of India’s missing girls
Sex ratio has always been a problem in India. The number of girls always lags in comparison to the number of boys. And no matter how much aware we think our society has become, there is still long way to go when it comes to fixing the gender ratio. It is this kind of imbalance which causes so many other problems in our society. Even vice versa of it can be considered as … [Read more...]