Census-2027: Gujarat to launch digital houselisting exercise on June 1The fiirst phase of Gujarat's Population Census-2027 begins Monday with a month-long digital houselisting. Over one lakh enumerators will m...
31 May, 2026, 03.39 PM IST
Centre ready in principle for 50:50 funding of Hyderabad metro phase II: Union Minister G Kishan ReddyThe Union government is ready to fund the second phase of the Hyderabad Metro project. A 50:50 cost-sharing agreement with the state govern...
20 May, 2026, 03.56 PM IST
Quit metro life for a smaller city? Here’s the real money math Indians must check before movingMany are trading metro life for tier 2 cities, seeking better quality of life, cleaner environments, and reduced stress. While income may f...
18 May, 2026, 11.01 AM IST
Census 2027 reaches 5 more states; 1.44 crore households complete digital self-enumerationCensus 2027's houselisting phase is now active in five states and union territories. House-to-house enumeration is ongoing in eleven more r...
17 May, 2026, 11.07 AM IST
Yogi Adityanath launches first phase of Census-2027 in Uttar PradeshUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has initiated the first phase of Census-2027. This Houselisting and Housing Census will gather...
07 May, 2026, 03.32 PM IST
Arvind Kejriwal spent private money on 'Sheesh Mahal 2', claims BJP; AAP terms allegation 'fake'The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday targeted Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal over his new bungalow at Lodh...
25 Apr, 2026, 01.36 PM IST
Census 2027 to be India's first digital enumeration exerciseIndia is gearing up for Census 2027, the nation's 16th census. This massive undertaking will be the world's largest, featuring digital inte...
25 Apr, 2026, 12.45 PM IST
She was married off at 10, education discontinued. Today, she's a national level powerlifterFacing poverty and early marriage under Rajasthan's 'Aata-Saata' custom, Durga Kumawat's life was upended at ten. After caring for her aili...
17 Apr, 2026, 01.53 PM IST
Digital First: Over 5.72 lakh households embrace self-enumeration as Census 2027 gains momentumThe landscape of data collection in India is evolving with the first digital census showing remarkable engagement. A staggering 5.72 lakh h...
10 Apr, 2026, 11.50 AM IST
Census: Self-enumeration in Delhi from April 1; Phase 2 to cover fertility, migration dataCensus 2027 data collection begins soon. Individual information remains confidential under law. The census will be conducted digitally in t...
02 Apr, 2026, 09.11 PM IST
How urban migration has changed — and is changing — ideas of rural IndiaRise of rurbanism One of the major reasons for the changing structure of rural India is the impact of urbanisation. Migration to the cities...
28 Jun, 2023, 11.03 PM IST
No evidence that government catered only to one community: EAC-PM paperThe paper titled 'A Secular Democracy in Practice: Objective Assessment of Amenities Programs in India', authored by Shamika Ravu analysed ...
20 Apr, 2023, 11.27 PM IST
Government must do more to uplift poorest 20% of households: EAC-PMIn her paper titled ‘A Secular Democracy in Practice’, EAC-PM member Shamika Ravi said that the government is responsive to the needs of th...
20 Apr, 2023, 07.49 PM IST
Families in Tamil Nadu smallest, Uttar Pradesh biggest: CensusThere are several reasons for the presence of small households in Tamil Nadu. The first and foremost is the falling fertility rate in the s...
14 Jun, 2014, 12.38 PM IST
Cars, computers, Internet make way into Punjab slumsSlums may lack basic amenities, but computers, Internet connectivity and cars have made their way into the dingy alleys in Punjab.
27 Apr, 2013, 08.03 PM IST
Lucky 30% of India: Urban India far ahead of rural India in offering basic amenities to citizensOnly 30% of Indian households have water, power and loos at home. This depressing census data has one silver lining: big cities are doing b...
13 May, 2012, 06.48 AM IST
- Opposition slams government’s way of 'Garibi Hatao'
A political storm unleashed in Parliament on Tues, with the Opposition charging the govt with hiding dire poverty by using new poverty esti...
21 Mar, 2012, 12.31 AM IST