First, what is the Human Development Report (HDR)? Think of it like an annual report card for countries — not on how rich they are, but how well their people are living. It measures life expectancy, education, and per capita income, combining these into a single number called the Human Development Index (HDI) which we…
Understanding the Human Development Index (HDI) Growth vs. Development: The Basic Difference Earlier, growth and development were used as if they meant the same thing. But gradually, scholars realized they are different: 👉 Analogy: Think of growth as gaining more weight (which could be good or bad), but development is like becoming healthier and fitter…
Imagine you’re trying to understand the health of a country, not from guesswork or headlines, but from actual, ground-level data collected door-to-door from Indian households. That’s exactly what the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) does. Definition: NFHS is a large-scale, multi-round survey that collects reliable data on population, health, and nutrition across India. Think of…
Density of Population: What, why, and Where Let’s begin with the concept of density of population—a foundational idea in Population Geography. 🟡 Definition:Population density refers to the number of persons living per unit area, usually measured per square kilometre. 🔸 In India’s context, the population density has increased dramatically over time.📈 In 1951, it was…
India: State-wise Population Distribution, Density and Growth, 2011 S. No India/State/UT Total Population % Share Density (per sq km) Decadal Growth Rate (2001–11) India 1,210,193,422 100 382 17.64 01 Jammu and Kashmir 12,548,926 1.04 124 23.64 02 Himachal Pradesh 6,856,509 0.57 123 12.81 03 Punjab 27,704,236 2.29 551 13.89 04 Chandigarh # 1,054,686 0.09 9,252…
(December 2024: PIB report) The Big Milestone: India Hits TFR of 2.0 As per NFHS-5 (2019–21), India’s Total Fertility Rate (TFR) has dropped to 2.0—below the replacement level of 2.1. 📌 What does that mean?Replacement level fertility is the average number of children a woman must have to replace herself and her partner—essentially ensuring population…
What is Famine? – The Big Picture Imagine a society where food suddenly becomes scarce. Not for a day or two—but for months. People don’t get enough to eat, they fall sick, diseases spread, and eventually, many die. This situation is what we call a famine. Technically, famine is a widespread scarcity of food caused…
Published by five global agencies — FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP, and WHO, the SOFI 2024 report is the global barometer for food security and nutrition. It tells us how many are hungry, why they are hungry, and what we can do about it. Let’s understand it in 4 parts: Key Global Findings: The World is…
Let us begin with a practical imagination. Picture a household — they open their kitchen cabinet and find only a few scraps of food. They don’t have enough money to go to the market and refill their stock. This anxiety, this helplessness — this is food insecurity. Now, instead of defining it in one single…
Population policy isn’t merely a technical tool—it’s the government’s response to demographic realities. Some nations have too many people, some too few, and many are facing a ticking demographic clock. A. Classification of Population Policies At the core, population policies are state-led interventions to influence the size, structure, or movement of the population. Much like…
