Delhi has become the world’s second most populous city in 2014, as per the World Urbanisation Prospects report published by the UN yesterday. Population in Delhi jumped more than 100% since 1990 to nearly 25 million now. As per the report, India is projected to add the highest number of people to its urban population by 2050, ahead of China.
Tokyo leads the list of most populous cities in the world in 2014 with 38 million population. Its population is expected to decrease and touch 37 million in 2030 when Delhi is expected to overtake Tokyo as the most populous city in the world. Tokyo and New Delhi were followed by Shanghai with 23 million and Mexico City, Mumbai and Sao Paulo, each with around 21 million inhabitants in 2014.
Nagaland Governor Vakkom B Purushothaman resigned from the post after he was given a transfer order to move to Mizoram as Governor. In his resignation letter, he told that Governors had been treated in a manner which was “not fair” after the NDA Government assumed power.
India’s largest food products marketing organization, Amul, has announced its sponsorship of the Indian contingents to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games and Asian Games, Incheon, South Korea today by signing a MoU with the Indian Olympic Association (IOA).
The brand had earlier sponsored the Netherlands cricket team in the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2011, the Switzerland-headquartered Sauber F1 team at the inaugural Indian Grand Prix as well as the Indian contingent at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
World Population Day is observed today (11th July) across the world to raise awareness of global population issues. The theme for 2014 is “Investing in Young People.”
The event was established by the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in 1989. It was inspired by the public interest in Five Billion Day on July 11, 1987 approximately the date on which the world’s population reached five billion people.
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