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A torchlight vigil demanding NRC updation before the Census in Manipur’s Kakching district turned violent after protesters allegedly pelted police with stones. Police responded with tear gas, leaving several agitators with minor injuries. Protesters also opposed the exercise before IDP resettlement
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The Registrar General of India said preparations for Census-2027 are at an advanced stage, with the houselisting phase set to begin from April across several states including Telangana. The Census will be conducted in two phases with March 1, 2027 as the reference date.
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Pakistan's first-ever economic census highlights stark disparities, with over 600,000 mosques and only 269,000 schools. The country faces a shortage of hospitals, formal employment, and educational institutions, limiting its economic growth
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Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the census comes under the purview of the Centre but some States have done caste enumeration in the name of surveys
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BRS leader and MLC K Kavitha raises concerns over the big reduction in funds allocated for the Census, from Rs 8,754 Cr proposed in 2019 to just Rs 574 Cr now
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Says the Congress will force the Central government to include caste census in the national census next year
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We will announce it very soon, says Shah said in response to a question on conducting decadal census of Indian population which got delayed due to Covid-19 pandemic
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The size of the world's population in 2100 is now expected to be six per cent lower or 700 million fewer than anticipated a decade ago
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On Monday, the commission held a meeting with experts, sociologists, caste leaders, peoples' organisations and NGOs to prepare the modalities to conduct the Census.
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Pakistan's general elections could be delayed, albeit briefly, following the unanimous endorsement of the latest census results
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The CCI (Council of Common Interests) has to complete its term. If this [new] census is not notified by then, the elections will be [held] on the basis of the previous census and delimitation
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Supreme Court turned down a plea seeking directions to include details of missing persons from every household in the census
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Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao demanded reasons for not taking up the census in the country
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Without reliable data, no welfare programme can be effective, however lofty its objectives may be. While the aim of any affirmative action programme is to reduce the socio-economic inequalities and lift the disadvantaged sections out of poverty, the key ingredient in this task is the data that is accurate, reliable and reflective of the ground […]
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The debate around caste-based census restarted during the discussion on the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Seventh Amendment) Bill, 2021 that was recently passed in the Monsoon session of Parliament.
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In India, a census is conducted every decade and Census 2021 will be the 16th national census of the country.
