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Centre Announces Caste Census, Rahul Gandhi Says Remove 50% Quota Cap
Congress's Rahul Gandhi said today that the Centre's decision to club caste census with next year's population census is a welcome step though taken under pressure.
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Centre Announces Caste Census In Next Population Survey
All castes were enumerated during census exercises carried out in British India between 1881 and 1931.
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Buying Book Not Enough, Have To Read It Too: Prashant Kishor On Caste Census
Election strategist-turned politician Prashant Kishor pointed out today that the caste census in itself is not a problem. Nor it is a promise that possession of data will immediately rectify social problems and bring equality.
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Caste Data To Be Part Of Next Population Census: Centre's Big Announcement
Caste Census: Questions on caste - i.e., an enumeration of the various castes and sub-castes, and the number of people in each, across the country - will be part of the next census, expected to be held next year, the government said.
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"Want Census Soonest," Demands Sonia Gandhi In Rajya Sabha
Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Monday asked the government to complete a population census at the earliest, claiming that around 14 crore people in the country are being deprived of the benefits under the food security law.
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Union Budget: Census, National Population Register Unlikely In 2025. Here's Why
If budgetary proposals are anything to go by, the decadal census is unlikely to be carried out in 2025 as well with a meagre Rs 574.80 crore allocated for the exercise in the Budget presented on Saturday.
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Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright: Remarkable Success Of Conservation In India
At the turn of the millennium, experts were announcing the doomsday for wild tigers in India saying India's national animal would go extinct soon.
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Watch: 5 Tigers Sunbathe In Front Of Tourists At Madhya Pradesh Reserve
Tourists in Madhya Pradesh's Satpura Tiger Reserve were left awestruck after a tiger family was spotted together during a jungle safari in the Madhai area of the reserve.
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World Population To Reach 8.09 Billion On New Year's Day, India Tops The List
The world population is projected to reach 8.09 billion on January 1, 2025, after witnessing an increase of over 71 million people in 2024, as per the estimates by the US Census Bureau.
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There Are 21 Judges Per 10 Lakh People In India: Government
The judge-population ratio in the country works out to be approximately 21 judges per 10 lakh population, based on the Census 2011 data, the Parliament was informed on Thursday.
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Iraq's Population Rises To 45.4 Million As First Census Held In Over 30 Years
Iraq's population has risen to 45.4 million, according to preliminary results from a national census, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said on Monday.
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India Likely To Begin Long-Delayed Population Census In September: Report
India is likely to begin conducting a long-delayed population census in September, two government sources told news agency Reuters.
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Tamil Nadu Assembly Adopts Resolution Seeking Caste-Based Census
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday moved a resolution in the State Assembly urging the Central Government to immediately commence the census work, along with a caste-based population census this time.
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Opinion | What A Caste Census Can Come To Mean
A caste survey at the national level might deliver some perceived dividends to some political parties, but at what cost? At the cost of dividing a population of over 750 million young Indians into unfamiliar verticals, or even silos.
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"Cringe-Worthy": Tamil Nadu BJP Chief Slams Nitish Kumar's Controversial Remark
Tamil Nadu BJP President K Annamalai slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over his distasteful remarks on women during a debate on caste census at the state Assembly and called it "cringe-worthy."
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Centre Announces Caste Census, Rahul Gandhi Says Remove 50% Quota Cap
Congress's Rahul Gandhi said today that the Centre's decision to club caste census with next year's population census is a welcome step though taken under pressure.
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Centre Announces Caste Census In Next Population Survey
All castes were enumerated during census exercises carried out in British India between 1881 and 1931.
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Buying Book Not Enough, Have To Read It Too: Prashant Kishor On Caste Census
Election strategist-turned politician Prashant Kishor pointed out today that the caste census in itself is not a problem. Nor it is a promise that possession of data will immediately rectify social problems and bring equality.
-
Caste Data To Be Part Of Next Population Census: Centre's Big Announcement
Caste Census: Questions on caste - i.e., an enumeration of the various castes and sub-castes, and the number of people in each, across the country - will be part of the next census, expected to be held next year, the government said.
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"Want Census Soonest," Demands Sonia Gandhi In Rajya Sabha
Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Monday asked the government to complete a population census at the earliest, claiming that around 14 crore people in the country are being deprived of the benefits under the food security law.
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Union Budget: Census, National Population Register Unlikely In 2025. Here's Why
If budgetary proposals are anything to go by, the decadal census is unlikely to be carried out in 2025 as well with a meagre Rs 574.80 crore allocated for the exercise in the Budget presented on Saturday.
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Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright: Remarkable Success Of Conservation In India
At the turn of the millennium, experts were announcing the doomsday for wild tigers in India saying India's national animal would go extinct soon.
-
Watch: 5 Tigers Sunbathe In Front Of Tourists At Madhya Pradesh Reserve
Tourists in Madhya Pradesh's Satpura Tiger Reserve were left awestruck after a tiger family was spotted together during a jungle safari in the Madhai area of the reserve.
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World Population To Reach 8.09 Billion On New Year's Day, India Tops The List
The world population is projected to reach 8.09 billion on January 1, 2025, after witnessing an increase of over 71 million people in 2024, as per the estimates by the US Census Bureau.
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There Are 21 Judges Per 10 Lakh People In India: Government
The judge-population ratio in the country works out to be approximately 21 judges per 10 lakh population, based on the Census 2011 data, the Parliament was informed on Thursday.
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Iraq's Population Rises To 45.4 Million As First Census Held In Over 30 Years
Iraq's population has risen to 45.4 million, according to preliminary results from a national census, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said on Monday.
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India Likely To Begin Long-Delayed Population Census In September: Report
India is likely to begin conducting a long-delayed population census in September, two government sources told news agency Reuters.
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Tamil Nadu Assembly Adopts Resolution Seeking Caste-Based Census
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday moved a resolution in the State Assembly urging the Central Government to immediately commence the census work, along with a caste-based population census this time.
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Opinion | What A Caste Census Can Come To Mean
A caste survey at the national level might deliver some perceived dividends to some political parties, but at what cost? At the cost of dividing a population of over 750 million young Indians into unfamiliar verticals, or even silos.
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"Cringe-Worthy": Tamil Nadu BJP Chief Slams Nitish Kumar's Controversial Remark
Tamil Nadu BJP President K Annamalai slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over his distasteful remarks on women during a debate on caste census at the state Assembly and called it "cringe-worthy."
