Question: What is the theme of World Population Day 2017?
(a) Investment in teenage girls
(b) Unsafe food arrangements
(c) Family planning: empowering people, developing nations
(d) Unprotected population in emergency
Ans: (c)
Related facts:-
- On July 11, 2017, ‘World Population Day’ was celebrated throughout the world.
- The theme of World Population Day 2017 is ‘Family Planning: Empowering People, Developing Nations.
- It is notable that the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) passed a resolution in 1989, and took the decision to celebrate this day on 11th July every year.
- According to the report ‘World Population Probability: Revision-2017’ released by the United Nations in June 2017, the present world population is 7.6 billion.
- The world’s population is expected to grow 8.6 billion in the year 2030, 9.8 billion in 2050 and 11.2 billion by 2100.
- According to this report, by 2024, India’s population will overtake China’s population.
- Union Health and Family Welfare Minister J.P. Nadda launched new family planning initiative ‘Mission Family Development’.
- ‘Mission Family Development’ will focus on 146 high reproduction districts of 7 States with high TFR.
- Under this initiative, population stabilization will be stressed upon, through the provision of service, incentive schemes and intensive monitoring.
संबंधित लिंक
http://www.un.org/en/events/populationday/
http://www.unfpa.org/events/world-population-day
https://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/Publications/Files/WPP2017_KeyFindings.pdf
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintHindiRelease.aspx?relid=65967