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Do not release provisional census data to press: RGI to states and UTsThe Registrar General of India has announced that Census 2027 data will not be made public, emphasizing the confidentiality guaranteed by t...
From field to market: The farmer without a titleUN has proclaimed 2026 as the International Year of the Woman Farmer, shining a light on the importance of recognising female farmers. In I...
PLFS set for fresh overhaul, govt seeks public & expert opinion on upcoming new thingsThe National Statistics Office (NSO), which has conducted the PLFS since 2017, plans to introduce the modifications from January 2027, when...
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...
During World War I, zinc mining helped Rush, Arkansas, grow to 2,000 to 3,000 residents; by 1920, its population had fallen to 344, and mining ruins remain along the Buffalo RiverRush, Arkansas, experienced a boom during World War I, driven by high zinc demand which transformed it into a bustling mining hub. Essentia...
DMK's Stalin calls TVK 'Breaking Bad' party after functionary's arrest in meth seizure caseMK Stalin criticized the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam party after a functionary was arrested for methamphetamine possession. The Directorate of...
- 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...
A timeline of developments in AI safety since the attack on Hugging FaceThe episodes have highlighted the vulnerabilities in AI security and raised questions over how the fast-growing technology can be developed...
‘Loki the Sea Cucumber’ among 57 new marine species discovered within just 2 weeks in Argentina’s submarine canyonIn a groundbreaking expedition within the Mar del Plata Submarine Canyon, researchers uncovered 57 new marine species, including the intrig...
The Comeback of the Physical Store—and What It Means for Your BusinessBrick-and-mortar retail is not declining but evolving, as stores take on new roles as logistics hubs, experiential destinations, and powerf...
81-year-old billionaire John Poindexter with no wife or children plans to spend his entire net worth reviving a Texas ghost town with just 25 residentsJohn Poindexter, an 81-year-old Texas billionaire with no wife or children, plans to use his fortune to restore Shafter, a former silver-mi...
OpenAI wants AI to slow down. Its own agents show whyAs the company investigates agents that bypassed controls and breached external systems, its new model launches raise questions about wheth...
OpenAI says its models engaged with US government websites in new model misbehavior disclosureThe AI giant's models accessed publicly available information on two websites operated by the Securities and Exchange Commission as well as...
OpenAI works to understand full scope of agent activity as user data leak emergesOpenAI's ongoing battle also reflects a yawning gap between the strength of the models the company is testing and its capacity to oversee o...
As the coding boom fades, computer science grads focus on AI skills in choppy job marketThe elevated jobless rate in the field - at around 7.1% for recent computer science and computer engineering graduates, according to an Ass...
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...
‘AI isn’t about replacing people’: Findability Sciences CEO Anand Mahurkar on enterprise AIThe real challenge for enterprises is not replacing workers but preparing organisations to use AI effectively at scale, says Findability Sc...
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...
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...