World population will reach 9 billion by 2050. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images World population needs to be stabilised quickly and high consumption in rich countries rapidly reduced to avoid “a downward spiral of economic and environmental ills”, warns a major report from the Royal Society. Contraception must be offered to all women who want it and consumption cut [...]
India has a gender ratio at birth of about 110 boys for every 100 girls with large regional variations [AFP] According to the United Nations’ Population Division, the world’s human population hits seven billion on October 31. As always happens whenever we approach such a milestone, this one has produced a spike in conferences, seminars, [...]
Shoeshine boys awaiting customers in New Delhi, India. Photograph: Kevin Frayer/AP Population report says lack of education, infrastructure and jobs will mean a generation’s potential will be wasted • Write a letter to the 7 billionth person reddit this Comments (96) Fiona Harvey, environment correspondent guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 26 October 2011 13.32 BST Article history The world [...]
Preface: The following Guardian article reeks of the fascist drivel that has driven millions to despair. It also shows the totally dishonest levels to which those who consider themselves to be intellectuals will sink to support the totally bourgeois ideologies we are expected to live by. There are far more factors at play than some overtly [...]
