Monsoon Asia Current Events
By: Erin Demers and Maddie Carlock
Population Growth in India
http://qz.com/317518/finally-indias-population-growth-is-slowing-down/
India’s population was rapidly growing over the past decades, but now it seems to have slowed. In 2013, the number of children expected to be born per woman was two, but however, in 1991, is was three. In some parts of India the woman would average three children and others would average 1. Even though their fertility rate is under the Replacement Rate of 2.3, some Indian states are populating more than others. It seems like he woman in villages have a fertility rate of 2.5, while the woman that are urban residents have a rate of 1.8.
Why is that?
The woman living in villages are less modernized and more “old schooled” meaning that the more children, the more help around the house. The work and responsibilities the woman have in the villages is more laborious and timely than the woman in the urban residential parts of India. In conclusion, the woman in the urban parts might have jobs and might be getting an education, so their time to have a lot of children is limited.Garbage in the Ganges
Outsourcing: The Pros and Cons
http://yfsmagazine.com/2011/11/17/8-pros-and-cons-of-outsourcing-your-workforce/
Piracy in the Straight of Malacca
http://issues.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/1613962?terms=malaysia
Asian Brown Cloud
An issue that is accuring in Monsoon Asia is the “Asian Brown Cloud”. This is due to human activities forcing aerosols into the atmosphere. The name comes from the brown blanket-like pollution that sits over the Indian Subcontinent. This “Brown Cloud” is known to be 10 Million square miles and 3 Kilometers deep, haze of man-made pollutants. This pollution is blocking 15% of sunlight on Asia. Scientists are concerned that it will soon reach the Stratosphere and then the pollution will spread around the world.
Website: http://issues.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/1570555?terms=monsoon+asia+issue