New York City's population flat after drop in immigrationNew York City's population has declined for the second consecutive year, with a significant drop in international migration contributing to...
26 Mar, 2026, 10.22 AM IST
MHA counters misinformation on Census-2027, clarifies caste census in second phaseThe Union Ministry of Home Affairs clarified that details for Census-2027, including the two-phase structure with caste enumeration in the ...
27 Jan, 2026, 06.39 PM IST
Centre to conduct 2027 Census through digital means: MoS Home Nityanand RaiReplying to a query from Samajwadi Party MP Sanatan Pandey, Rai said the upcoming Census will use mobile applications to collect data. At t...
09 Dec, 2025, 10.29 PM IST
Elephant census delayed in northeast; final count likely in June 2025India's latest elephant census results have been postponed until June next year. Monsoon rains, floods, and limited forest staff capacity a...
13 Aug, 2024, 10.33 AM IST
Government seeks withdrawal of research paper questioning tiger populationThe Wildlife Institute of India — an autonomous organisation under the Union Ministry of Environment & Forests —is now learnt to have writt...
23 Apr, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
The roar is real: Experts back tiger census resultsHitting back at critics who have questioned India's tiger census methods, experts involved in the process said the big cat numbers revealed...
13 Feb, 2015, 07.25 AM IST
- Meow, not roar: Experts maul census data
Officially, big cat population in the country went up from 1,706 in 2010 to 2,226 in 2014. These results have been interpreted to mean that...
04 Feb, 2015, 05.34 AM IST
Tiger census: Expert group questions methodology adoptedThe Environment Ministry released the latest census report saying the tiger population in the country has risen to 2,226 in 2014, a 30 per ...
21 Jan, 2015, 09.31 PM IST
New panel to consider poverty lineIn the wake of the Planning Commission's controversial definition of povery last year, a new panel is likely to be formed to consider the c...
20 Nov, 2012, 08.51 PM IST
- Tendulkar's poverty line not meant to be an acceptable level of living for aam aadmi: Montek Singh Ahluwalia
Montek Singh to clarify that the Tendulkar Commission's poverty line was, "not meant to be an acceptable level of living for the aam aadmi."
04 Oct, 2011, 01.40 AM IST
- Over 5.5 crore BPL households under 2002 census: Govt
The government said over 5.5 crore families have been identified as Below Poverty Line (BPL) by various states and union territories under ...
23 Feb, 2011, 03.50 PM IST
- Government decides to include caste in census
Centre has decided to include caste in census, as informed by finance minister and leader of the House in Lok Sabha Pranab Mukherjee on Tue...
31 Aug, 2010, 03.25 PM IST
- Census 2011 stalls BPL headcount
Census 2011 has unintentionally stalled the below-poverty-line (BPL) headcount for the Eleventh Five Year Plan.
23 Jul, 2010, 06.49 AM IST
- Dynamic poverty list to help target aid
Govt to set eligibility criteria for automatic inclusion & exclusion of names from list.
13 May, 2010, 04.20 AM IST
- Tiger census ends in Sunderbans
A tiger census in Sunderbans, the world's largest mangrove forest, ended during which data and scats for DNA samplings of the big cats were...
11 Mar, 2010, 07.04 PM IST
Census to revise tiger head countA year after "scientifically" estimating the big cats population at nearly 1,411 in the country, National Tiger Conservation Authority is g...
31 Mar, 2009, 02.51 AM IST
- Census 2011: Emphasis on migrants' residence
Census 2011 could present a more accurate demographic picture by enumerating temporary migrants at their usual residence rather than actual...
25 Apr, 2008, 04.47 AM IST