Census 2027 to capture caste data; 33 parameters notifiedIn its notification, the RGI said the Centre has instructed all census officers to collect information on the notified items through the ho...
22 Jan, 2026, 11.14 PM IST
Registrar General of India asks states to appoint census functionaries by January 15, 2026India's census functionaries must be appointed by January 15, 2026, as directed by the Registrar General. Approximately 30 lakh field staff...
09 Dec, 2025, 08.28 AM IST
WebEngage, InfoAxon partner with Reliance General Insurance to digitise customer experiencesWebEngage and InfoAxon partner with Reliance General Insurance to enhance customer engagement and offer personalized experiences.
20 Jun, 2024, 06.16 PM IST
Women Reservation Bill once again puts spotlight on much-delayed census 2021The Census 2021 in India, which has been delayed for several years, is likely to be held after the 2024 general elections. This is because ...
20 Sep, 2023, 12.04 PM IST
Census, updation of NPR delayed for over three yearsThe Census and National Population Register (NPR) have been postponed for more than three years, with no fresh notifications from the Regis...
03 May, 2023, 12.34 AM IST
NRC directorate in Assam submits proposal for creation of Aadhaar-like regime for NRCThe Supreme Court which is monitoring NRC process has disallowed sharing of NRC data unless an Aadhaar like regime is set up.
19 Jul, 2022, 07.56 PM IST
Pledged shares of Reliance Capital unit can’t be freed: TrusteeReliance Capital had pledged the shares in its unit RGI as security against funds raised by group companies through the issue of non-conver...
27 Jun, 2022, 12.53 PM IST
NRC updation pending 2 years after publication of supplementary listThe supplementary NRC list had found more than 31.1 million people eligible to be included in the registry and left out over 1.9 million pe...
31 Aug, 2021, 07.53 AM IST
Can’t issue rejection slips without Supreme Court order: NRC officialThe Registrar General of India had recently asked the Assam government to complete updating NRC by March 31 as there was no provision for c...
31 Mar, 2021, 07.18 AM IST
NRC coordinator Sarma's affidavit in line with BJP's new agenda, says Opposition leader Debabrata SaikiaIn October last the Gauhati High Court has asked the coordinator of the NRC to file a comprehensive affidavit and bring on record cases whe...
11 Dec, 2020, 07.31 PM IST
Special security officers to hold census in sensitive areasSpecial charge officers will be selected from the ranks of army and paramilitary forces and imparted training for conducting the 2021 censu...
07 Nov, 2019, 08.12 AM IST
Are you Arya Samaji, Bohra, Marthomite or Kuka?For next census, proposal being debated on adding separate heads for sects/branches of 6 major faiths.
20 Apr, 2019, 07.57 PM IST
RGI urges states to safeguard Aadhaar data collected for NPR exerciseLeakage of details of people and unique numbers being made public on websites by some departments have raised privacy concerns.
03 Jun, 2017, 01.36 AM IST
PMO turns to UIDAI to ensure Aadhaar for all citizens by March 2017Centre turns to UIDAI to deliver the goods, RGI’s share of states down to just two from 17 in 2012 as PMO fixes March 2017 target for Aadha...
30 Jul, 2016, 06.47 AM IST
Aadhaar enrollment to begin in 10 states left out earlierThe move follows the Prime Minister Office’s push to give each of the 128 crore Indians an Aadhaar number by March 2017.
23 Jul, 2016, 05.22 AM IST
Senior citizen population over 17 crore by 2026The information was given by Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Vijay Sampla as a reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
28 Apr, 2015, 02.56 PM IST
- Transgenders: A separate category in Census 2011
In the current practice, the community is included in the Census as 'males'. The TAC had proposed that males will be given code 1, females ...
12 Dec, 2010, 11.31 AM IST