India’s labour survey to soon include platform workers and unpaid household workIndia will update its Periodic Labour Force Survey starting January 2027 to enhance data collection. The modified sampling design aims to i...
- Centre amends rules to deploy private school teachers for census duty
According to the gazette notification issued by the Registrar General of India, Mrityunjay Kumar Narayan, not only can teachers from govern...
Teachers of aided/unaided private bodies can be appointed for Census duties: Registrar General of IndiaThe Census Rules of 1990 have been amended by the Centre to allow private teachers as enumerators. This amendment follows a legal challenge...
Census repeats 'Nishakt' term used in 2011, activists objectDisability rights activists have raised concerns over the term 'nihshakt' used in Census 2027. They argue that this term is derogatory and ...
Beyond numbers: Why India’s electoral rolls, census and GDP need public trustRecent activities related to GDP, census, and electoral rolls reflect deep concerns regarding transparency and trust. Ongoing processes aim...
Social Security COLA 2027: 10 states where retirees will get the biggest benefit hikeThe announcement of Social Security's cost of living adjustment (COLA) for 2027 is expected soon. Projections indicate a potential increase...
Manipur protests shift focus to NRC ahead of Assembly pollsManipur's census operations are deferred amid demands for an NRC update. Protesters seek a time-bound solution with a 1951 base year for th...
When ‘almost complete’ means years of waiting: How RERA extensions are pushing possession dates further away for homebuyersMany housing projects miss their completion dates and seek extensions. A MahaRERA analysis shows many projects have extension histories. Re...
Census 2027: RGI asks officials to focus on sensitive questions during enumerator trainingCensus 2027 enumerator training will emphasize sensitive questions on religion and caste. Population enumeration in Goa and Uttar Pradesh s...
Amruta Fadnavis invites 'brother' Manoj Jarange home for a meal; will go on Bhaubeej, says activistAmruta Fadnavis invited Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil for a meal at her home. Jarange Patil stated that the current time was n...
Census 2027 totally perverted, intent dubious: CongressCongress criticizes Census 2027, calling its intent dubious and content flawed. Jairam Ramesh stated the census has been perverted with wor...
Census move signals Feb-March timeline for 2027 assembly polls in five statesThe Census exercise advancement in four states sets the election timeline for February-March. Manipur's assembly term ends first, followed ...
Caste census: DMK chief Stalin urges Centre to avoid discrepancies, demands Tamil Nadu Assembly resolutionDMK president M K Stalin criticised the Centre’s proposed open-ended system for recording caste details in Census 2027, warning it could le...
Centre defers Census 2027 house-listing in ManipurThe Central Government has deferred Census 2027 houselisting operations in Manipur. This decision follows protests by civil society organiz...
Census: Population enumeration in 4 poll-bound states from Dec 1, 2026 to Jan 4, 2027Population enumeration for Census 2027 will occur in Goa and Uttar Pradesh. Punjab and parts of Uttarakhand will also participate in this e...
Census 2027 to drop separate ‘beggars and vagrants’ categoryScheduled for 2027, India's Census will implement transformative updates to its data collection methods. The existing category for 'beggars...
Census 2027 has 'deeper nefarious purpose': Congress slams questionnaire methodologyThe Congress party has alleged that Census 2027's caste question methodology is flawed. They claim the census has a deeper nefarious purpos...