Updated On: 13 July, 2019 01:20 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Today, the world is facing a population crisis as the resources are depleting at the same rate as the increasing demands of the growing population

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From 1 billion in 1800, the population of the world ballooned to 7.61 billion in 2018. In fact, in 1960 the global population was 3 billion. This means that global population exploded by more than 120% in a matter of six decades. Human population hasn't risen uniformly across all regions. Some countries are severely reeling under the ever-growing population crisis while some countries are sparsely populated due to geographical and climatic conditions. Today, the world is facing a population crisis as the resources are depleting at the same rate as the increasing demands of the growing population. Unchecked population growth is the root cause of several serious problems such as stress on the environment, infrastructure, and resources.
A worldwide shortage of natural resources due to climate change and global warming has resulted in exacerbation of population problem. The idea is to have a multi-level approach in dealing with this crisis. We need to educate our young ones and at the same time spread awareness amongst adults. It is necessary to empower developing countries with informative and practical mechanisms to tackle the population crisis. The increasing problems of world hunger and poverty can be reduced to some extent with positive and inclusive population control Measures.