11 July
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Past 600 crore a decade age and projected to cross 750 crore by 2020, the human population exerts tremendous pressures on the earth�s resources. This threatens our basic needs of clean air, water, food, shelter, education and health. To highlight this concern, the United Nations, in 1998, designated 11 th July as world population day. Population has to be given special attention, as it is an ever-increasing problem especially in India.