Causes of conjunctivitis. Causes of conjunctivitis include: Bacterial or viral infection. Infection with a virus that may also cause a fever and sore throat. Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including chlamydia and gonorrhoea. Irritants such as chlorine from swimming pools, shampoo, smoke, fumes or a loose eyelash.
India is on track to become the worldâs most populous nation in less than a decade â or six years earlier than previously thought, according to the U.N. With 1.38 billion people compared with Indiaâs 1.31 billion, China is currently the worldâs most populous country. Figures for both countries are expected to swell to around 1.4 billion by 2022, at which point Indiaâs population is likely to expand beyond Chinaâs.
Some 108 million people live in India's largest cities. With a population of some 1,027 million people, India is now the second country in the world, after China, to cross the one billion mark. The United Nations now estimates that by 2050 India will have overtaken China as the most populous country in the world.