Overpopulation in India

Pollution is a problem that can be seen all over the world. Unfortunately this problem is hitting one area on a devastating level. In the next few paragraphs you will see in Jyoti Hottam’s (2010) article, How India's Success Is Killing It’s Holy RIver, you will learn exactly how this ancient holy river is becoming so polluted. Also, you will learn about several more reasons as to why this ‘holy river’ has become the way it is now from Joshua Hammer in his article, A Prayer for the Ganges (2007). (Thesis Statement)

Over population is an extremely serious problem facing the world today. According to an article from Newsweek in Oct. 2009 called “Where do babies come from?”, today’s world population has reached over 6.6 billion people. Also the article mentioned that in 2009 57.4% of all new born babies who were born this year came from Asia alone. This is an issue because over population can lead to hasty consumption of resources. China who has one of the largest population in the world with over 1.3 billion people, has taken a stance against over population.

The United States population is growing rapidly. At a rate of 0.7% per year currently, that equates to about 9 million new people a year, after the number of deaths are accounted for. With the number of people seen on the streets rising and the number of incarcerated criminals “dropping” to around 0.2%, it is difficult to see where all these new people are going to fit into society. As hard as it is to imagine a new baby born every eight seconds, that is the reality currently facing America. However, while this type of population growth is likely going to cause America’s demise, another country is currently populating at a rate even America cannot compete with: India. At an astonishing 1.7% increase per year, India is currently populated with almost 900 million more people than the United States. With less than half the land size and an undeniable need for more resources to survive, India has been faced with the largest increase of population within the last century. However, unlike the United States, India’s government has taken crucial steps towards helping to control their population. Albeit, their methods are a bit unorthodox and incredibly appalling by Western standards. Regardless, in order to maintain a

Having a high birth rate implies a perpetually developing populace, which will expand the necessities of more "accommodation, education, and health care" (Macleod, M.). When you neglect to control high birth rates, the expansion of the populace is inescapable. Expanding requirements of the extending populace can't be given effectively. Hence, it will bring about lack of healthy sustenance, wellbeing issues and disappointment among individuals. Furthermore, with a high birth rate in a quickly developing populace, social issues will prompt social emergencies and chaos. Consequently, high birth rate in a populace is a serious issue that should be tended to promptly to dodge emergencies.

The explosion of population has been a serious issue in worldwide. Some countries are struggling in aging of the population and the shortage of labor force like Australia, Finland and Iceland. Some other countries are facing the overpopulation issue, such as India, Singapore and Kenya. Canada, which has the population shortage problem, tried to increase the labor force by encouraging foreigners to immigrate to their nation. In order to reduce the rate of population growth, India set a family planning policy that encourages citizens to have fewer children on the volunteer basis, Indian government reward the couples that comply with the policy, as well. China is the country that has the most population in the world.

Population growth has long been a concern of the government, and India has a lengthy history of explicit population policy. In the 1950s, the government began, in a modest way, one of the earliest national, government-sponsored family planning efforts in the developing world. The annual population growth rate in the previous decade (1941 to 1951) had been below 1.3 percent, and government planners optimistically believed that the population would continue to grow at roughly the same rate.

Fertility rates in India are high and compared to the latter stages of the 19th and early part of the 20th centuries growth has increased significantly. During the next decade or so, India will surpass China making it the most populous country in the World. It is understood that it is the under-developing countries that are mostly at risk with over-population, this is especially true amongst African nations. Economically, this has caused great deal of concern amongst of the countries’ governing bodies. The fact of the matter is that most people living in Africa have the lowest life expectancy due to lack of medical establishments and food supplies. It has become clear that since the availability of jobs in most countries around Africa is severely low, farming is mainly the biggest industry. As a result, it is argued that due to the lack of welfare and general living standards in families, birth rates increase so that it emphasises with the way it affects the total rise in population.

By KRD Pravin Population explosion is a curse as well as a boon for India. It is the second biggest market of the world. It is a strength,

Major problem in India is infectious diseases as well as chronic degenerative diseases. The former is related to poor implementation of the public health programs, lack of awareness and the latter to demographic transition with increase in life expectancy. Economic deprivation in a large segment of population results in poor access to health care. Poor educational status leads to non-utilization of health services and increase in avoidable risk factors. India faces high burden of disease because of lack of environmental sanitation and safe drinking water, under-nutrition, poor living conditions, and limited access to preventive and curative health services. Lack of education, gender inequality and explosive growth of population contribute to increasing burden of disease. In the last decade, government has increased expenditure to improve the environmental sanitation and public awareness to deal these issues, but simply it is not enough to benefit to all the areas.

Developing nations especially face problems of overpopulation because of their tendency to have more children to work and support the families. Many of the most overpopulated nations are located in the Middle East, as well as in nations of Europe.

The growing population in India is likely still increasing at a rapid speed. According to Taylor (2016), the overall India’s population was approximately 342 million when it obtained its independence in 1947. Moreover, (Phukan, 2014) states that the population of India has been growing quickly in around five decades to be more than 1.2 million. An increase in the population typically because the fertility rate is greater than death rate. It is due to several potential reasons, for example, cultural norm where girls get married at a younger age, also, traditional belief, having numerous children could increase family income (Population explosion in India, n.d.). Unfortunately, the number of population increases three times in the last five decades, yet, there is only nearly 20% of growing cultivated land which result in pressure on land, shortage of water and habitat destruction (Nagdeve, 2007). Thus, this report will examine the impacts of overpopulation on environmental issues which are related to the decline of land, shortage of water and habitat destruction in India.

Population size and growth has been a subject matter of research oriented people and economists from the time immemorial. It is so because the absorption of resources of a country and people living in the country are closely correlated according to the Malthus theory of Population. Therefore, an attempt has been endeavoured to find initially the demographic transition occurred in superpower China (that has gone a long way in transforming its huge population into demographic dividend) the cause and effect relationship of the same and then moving on to the study of Indian demographic transition and how this transition can help in reaping the demographic dividends. Eventually the empirical tests have been done in order to find out the impact of different variables on the growth of population and how the same can be controlled. To support our study and arrive at useful conclusions, a vital comparison has been done with China that is holding a large demographic profile similar to India. The comparison has facilitated us to take lessons from the former country so that policies could be designed, modified and cautiously applied in our own country enabling us to suitably propose the recommendations. Lastly a vision for India is hoped for, where population is stabilized, population age structure is optimal and economic growth of the

With a current population of 1.252 billion people, it’s easy to tell why India started implementing family planning practices. Overpopulation was starting to affect India when they gained independence from England (Rubenstein, 2014). The Planning Commission was set up in 1950 to address all needs of the country and to decide the best way to use resources. The decline in death rate and growth of birth rate left the country no choice but to find a way to slow down the growth. This led to another branch of the Planning Commission being created in 1952 with the implementation of the National Family Planning Program in order to aide the country from such “societal ills as hunger, poverty, and national economic distress,” which were all believed

Every day morning, the population clock shows that inspite of our efforts, the population of India is increasing at rapid rate. The world population is estimated to be 6 billion. The single greatest threat to India’s health, political, economic and social development is uncontrolled population growth with its population already exceeding one billion, it is all set to overtake china and become the most populous country in the world in 2045. India’s current demographic phase is characterized by high fertility and moderate mortality rates. As a result,

Did you know that India is the second most populated country in the world? India’s population rate went up to 1.2 billion in past few years, which has a negative impact on the quality of life, lived in India. The resources cannot sufficiently support the growing population. For example: as population grows, we put much more demands on our resources to grow food and provide energy, but currently energy production requires fossil fuels which contributes to pollution and global warming. This in turn makes it harder to grow enough food to feed the growing population, which leads general public of India to reduce their quality of life. In 2000 the Prime Minister of India is also giving a statement relates to overpopulation, “If the present rate of growth of our population remains unchecked”, Said India’s Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, “India will become the world’s most populous country by the mid-dle of this century and essential requirement like drinking water, shelter, and health will difficult to meet”.