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Union mines ministry launches 2nd tranche of e-auction for 12 limestone blocks in Jammu & KashmirThe Union Ministry of Mines has launched the second phase of e-auctions for twelve limestone blocks in Jammu and Kashmir. This initiative a...
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...
Market Research Society of India elects Nitin Kamat as presidentUnder my leadership, MRSI's Managing Committee aims to enhance industry standards and foster collaboration with key players like ITC, HUL, ...
MRSI rolls out new socio-economic classification systemAccording to MRSI, the growth in GDP and income, penetration of consumer durables, and ownership of vehicles have witnessed a significant i...
Panchamasali Lingayats meet Siddaramaiah, seek 2A quota in education, jobsPanchamasali sub-sect is estimated to make up two-thirds of the Lingayat population, which is the single largest caste group in Karnataka.
Congress slams BJP’s quota policy in poll-bound Karnataka, says it only stoked hostilities among communitiesAICC general secretary RS Surjewala, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president DK Shivakumar and Opposition leader Siddaramaiah...
No proposal at present to release 2011 caste census data: GovernmentRai said the SECC 2011 data, excluding the caste data, had been finalised and published by the MoRD and the HUPA. The Office of the Registr...
Raw caste census data given to Social Justice Ministry for classification: Nityanand RaiUnion Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said the SECC was carried out by the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) and the then Minis...
Raw caste data given to Social Justice ministry for classification, categorisation: MHA to Rajya SabhaThe Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011 was conducted by the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) and the then Ministry of Housing ...
Centre approves Rs 2,250 crore scheme to build capacity to bring out important sets of dataPeriodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), a continuous survey to assess quarterly labour data in urban areas and annual labour data for the whol...
Indians still prefer buying feature phone over smartphonesAlmost 85% feature phone users do not intend to switch to smartphones on their next purchase, according to a recent study conducted by Mobi...
Government finds scientific way to implement social welfare programmes, combat povertyGovernment will adopt the Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) instead of the poverty line-based method to identify recipients for its pr...
Government decides to go slow on Scheduled Tribe quota review“Reservation has always been a sensitive issue and any change in any form could trigger protests from a community,” a source told ET.
Government to streamline procedure, change criteria for classification of communities as Scheduled TribesAs recommendations from the states pour in, the decision to streamline is likely to come up for Cabinet approval this month.
Caste census report had over 8 crore errors: GovernmentA total of 8,19,58,314 errors were found in caste particulars and all states and Union Territories were asked to rectify the same.
Poke me: Delink surveys like SECC 2011 from pre-poll shenanigansThe question assumes enormous political significance given that the Bihar assembly elections are due in October-November.
Enough room for 2 television data providers to co-exist: TAMWhile there is a slight change in the pecking order of channels in some categories, the viewership estimates of both research outfits are n...
Zulu group accuses Mahatma Gandhi, South African Indians of racismA Zulu pressure group has called for South African Indians to be excluded from transformation processes, citing "overt racism" towards Blac...
Most Trusted Brands 2012: In teeth of competition, Colgate retains No.1 slotCheck out the Most Trusted Brands for this year and top 100 trusted brands in categories ranging from apparel and auto, to banks and bevera...
- Nokia takes four-lane road to consumers
After having grabbed a kingsize 79% share of the Rs 15,000-crore mobile handset market in India, Nokia India has found a new way of connect...