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India’s Digital Census With Human Face
India’s 2026 Digital Census shifts to a combined digital–field model with self-enumeration, geo-tagging, caste detail, and 30 lakh app-equipped enumerators—balancing tech efficiency and human trust.
Can the caste census reflect an accurate picture in modern India?
Caste census debates recur each election; past attempts reveal measurement challenges, identity fluidity, politicisation, and risks of flawed data driving divisive policies instead of justice.
Amid debate, let’s understand the context of FCRA Amendment Bill
The FCRA Amendment Bill 2026 tightens oversight on foreign funding, closes accountability gaps, and targets misuse, amid legal precedents and pushback over timing and minority impact.
Women's Reservation Bill, 2023: Why Congress Is Opposing?
The Women's Reservation Bill (2023) mandates 33% legislative seats for women, tied to Census-led delimitation; debate centres on timing, political motives, and equitable implementation.
Counting for Change: Does More Data Mean Better Policy in India?
India’s 2027 Census is vital: updated population data will fix policy blind spots, enable targeted welfare, integrate datasets, and strengthen data-driven local governance for better delivery.
Solving the ‘Census Puzzle’ to understand the ‘Mind of State’- (Part 1)
India’s population census, which is conducted every ten years for over 150 years, is a rigorous counting activity, stretched across the length and breadth of the nation.
Conversion, constitution and clarity: Supreme Court draws a hard line
The case arose from a peculiar but revealing situation. An individual born into a Scheduled Caste had converted to Christianity and was functioning as a pastor. Despite this, he sought protection under the SC/ST Act,