Delhi/Hyderabad, April 19 (Hydnow): The United Nations has released the census report of World Population – 2023. It revealed that the population of India is more than any other country in the world. India has surpassed China in terms of population.
At present China’s population is 142.57 crores, and India’s population has reached 142.86 crores. However, it is not clear when India crossed China’s population.
In the figures released by the United Nations on Wednesday, India has surpassed China with a population of 29 lakhs in the middle of this year. However, India has never surpassed China’s population in the past. The United Nations report revealed that the United States of America is the third most populous country after India and China with a population of 340 million. (Hydnow)
The Union Home Minister has alerted the states of the country in the wake of the Indo-Pak War. The Telangana government and police, which were immediately alerted, took preemptive measures. Security has been tightened in Hyderabad.
Thirty-two airports across northern and western parts of the country, including Srinagar and Amritsar, have been closed for civilian flight operations till May 15, according to the civil aviation regulator.
In view of the ongoing high alert across India and intensified security arrangements in Hyderabad and Secunderabad, the city police have issued a ban on bursting firecrackers or fireworks in public spaces, particularly near military cantonment areas.
India responded strongly to Pakistan’s repeated drone and missile attacks and hit at least eight military targets inside Pakistan on Friday night with precision, thereby causing significant damage, the Centre told the media, as part of a special briefing on ‘Operation Sindoor’.