India begins its first digital census in 16 years and this time there's a big differenceIndia begins Census 2027 on April 1, 2026. This nationwide count is the first in 16 years and will be fully digital, using smartphones and ...
03 Apr, 2026, 12.38 PM IST
No decision taken on National Population Register updation: Registrar GeneralThe National Population Register updation has no decision yet. Registrar General of India Mrityunjay Kumar Narayan confirmed this. The NPR,...
30 Mar, 2026, 09.01 PM IST
First phase of Census to begin in Delhi on April 16House Listing Operations for Census 2027 commence in Delhi on April 16. Information on all structures and households will be gathered. This...
30 Mar, 2026, 06.38 PM IST
China revises up 2023 GDP, sees little impact on 2024 growthThe World Bank increased its forecast for China’s growth in 2024 and 2025. Despite this, challenges in the property sector and low confiden...
26 Dec, 2024, 05.37 PM IST
What Cong will do in 3 weeks, PM Modi has failed to do in last 3 yrs: Congress on Telangana caste surveyThe Congress party states its government in Telangana is nearing completion of a caste survey. The party claims the survey will be finished...
20 Nov, 2024, 10.25 PM IST
SC refuses to entertain plea for caste census, says issue in domain of governanceThe Supreme Court has declined to entertain a plea calling for a socio-economic caste census, viewing it as a policy matter within the purv...
02 Sep, 2024, 05.00 PM IST
Alarm bells go off as Indonesian hacktivists breach government websitesIndonesian hackers may have been behind the breach of several Indian websites this month, including those of the Indian army and the Census...
30 Jan, 2024, 06.01 AM IST
China says population grew in 2020 after report of declineThe Financial Times reported people familiar with the 2020 census said it was expected to show the population, which rose above 1.4 billion...
29 Apr, 2021, 02.31 PM IST
UK-based diaspora group to conduct 1st-ever British Indian CensusThe survey, available online from the Indian League website, intends to explore the diversity of heritage, identity, beliefs and behaviour ...
23 Jul, 2020, 05.37 PM IST
Facebook takes down Trump 2020 campaign's 'Census' adsThe ads, hundreds of which were run through the pages of the president and Vice President Mike Pence, link to a survey on an official campa...
06 Mar, 2020, 11.41 PM IST
NRC data go missing; Assam Cong smells foul playAssam Congress in its letter to the Registrar General and Census Commissioner and NRC co-ordinator, alleged disappearance of data from NRC'...
12 Feb, 2020, 08.35 AM IST
- BNHS to monitor asian waterbird count
To monitor the status of waterbirds and wetlands, the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) will be conducting Asian Waterbird Count in ass...
06 Jan, 2016, 10.11 PM IST
- Odisha wildlife website sadly lacking in data and crucial information
The wildlife wing of the forest department seems to be in deep slumber as its official website — www.odishawildlife.org — either contains d...
28 Dec, 2015, 01.01 PM IST
Following pressure from BJP, Karnataka government pulls out caste data from websiteThe Congress government in Karnataka has taken down details of a caste survey from its department’s website following pressure from the BJP.
22 Jul, 2015, 02.31 AM IST
- Tree census information to be online soon
You may soon have data about the number of trees and their species present in Mumbai.
12 Mar, 2015, 03.48 AM IST
Government spending on Aadhaar project to rise 23% in FY16Both UIDAI and NPR were to share the biometric data collected by them for issuing NMIC and generating unique identification number.
28 Feb, 2015, 06.17 PM IST
- Consumer-driven NPPA web to snare errant drug cos
Chemicals and fertilisers minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Thursday kickstarted a new online initiative aimed at resolving customer complaints ...
29 Feb, 2008, 02.10 AM IST