Govt plans bill to link birth, death data with electoral rolls: Amit Shah

The government is planning to bring a bill in Parliament to link data related to birth and death with electoral rolls and the overall development process, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on......

Census to be further delayed, say officials

The exercise to carry out the decennial census has been further postponed -- at least till September 30, officials said. IMAGE: A census exercise underway. Photograph: PTI Photo The housing......

Census unlikely to take place before 2024 Lok Sabha elections

Although the Disaster Management Act for Covid containment measures, considered a hindrance in conducting the census, was withdrawn in March this year the Centre has not taken any further action on......

Army's inquiry team visits Nagaland firing site amid boycott by locals

The Army's Court of Inquiry, probing the killing of 14 civilians in Nagaland's Mon district early December in firing by security forces, Wednesday inspected the ‘Ground Zero' in Tiru-Oting......

India must ban asbestos urgently

Among the most deprived communities in India live and work under asbestos roofs.The National Institute for Health and Family Welfare estimates exposure to asbestos has resulted in higher incidence......

Aadhaar's allocation is Parliament's contempt

i) The governemnt ignores the PSC of Finance 42nd report of Dec 2011 and demonstrates contempt for parliament.ii) Increased fund allocation in Union budget 2013-14 to Aadhaar/UID by Rs 14,232 crore......

BPL census to assess poverty better: Plan panel

The below poverty line census, which is expected to put the issue of poverty in perspective, will be a scientific exercise of counting the poor, the Planning Commission believes.Embarrassed by the......

Census to audit UPA's social welfare schemes too

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, while being enumerated for Census 2011 last week, said the data from this massive exercise would be a treasure house of information to help the government plan......