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India’s race to leverage AI by 2047

UN General Assembly

India’s race to leverage AI by 2047

"India must leverage this technology to become a developed country by 2047. If not, we risk growing old without ever having grown rich," says Secretary S. Krishnan, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology for the Government of India.

The Graphic Truth: Where populations are rising ... or falling

The Graphic Truth: Where populations are rising ... or falling

The world is currently 8 billion people strong – and is expected to hit almost 10 billion by 2050. That's well into the future, but for the next three years, the UN actually predicts annual population growth will be just under 1%, with vast disparity among regions. Where are populations growing the most and least, and even declining? We take a look at short-term growth trends ahead of World Population Day on July 11.

Israel-Palestine conflict worsening and could lead to a war

Israel-Palestine conflict worsening and could lead to a war

Escalating tensions between the Israelis and the Palestinians spark concerns that the ongoing conflict may lead to war; and unrest in Colombia grows while China's population growth declines.