India's baby Nargis -- world's seven-billionth inhabitant
October 31, 2011  14:04

Update on Nargis, one of the world's 7th billion babies.

The world's population touched another milestone today as India and the Philippines welcomed "symbolic" seventh-billionth babies. A baby girl, born to 23-year-old Vinita and Ajay at a local community health centre at 7.20 am here on the outskirts of Lucknow, was welcomed as the seventh-billionth baby,
Bhagyeshwari, executive director of NGO Plan India, which is conducting the exercise, said. The girl has been named Nargis, she said.

The Philippines also welcomed a seven-billionth baby at a government hospital in Manila.  Danica May Camacho was born just after midnight. See our 12:16 pm post.

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