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Monday, October 31, 2011

World's population reaches 7 billion
LUCKNOW, India, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- India marked the arrival Monday of girl named Nargis as the world's symbolic 7 billionth citizen, the Plan India child rights group said.
The United Nations had estimated that Oct. 31 would mark the day when the world population reached 7 billion.
Nargis was born as the first child to Ajay and Vinita Yadav in Mall village near Lucknow, capital of the northern Uttar Pradesh State, the Times of India reported.

The state is the most populous state in India, which has the world's second highest population after China. The baby weighed 6.6 pounds, the Times of India reported.

Read more: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2011/10/31/Worlds-population-reaches-7-billion/UPI-89821320059305/#ixzz1cQn8PEGd
Posted by Sangeeta Narang at 11:06 PM

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