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India’s Census delay and the problem of unequal representation

September 17, 2025 6:15 pm

Parliament must introduce legal timelines that make both census and delimitation time-bound and predictable

Geotagging census: A view of high-rise buildings in Noida.

How geotagging of buildings will work during Census, how it will help

September 10, 2025 6:14 pm

The last Census (2011) recorded 330.84 million houses in India. Geotagging will be done during the Houselisting Operations (HLO), the first phase of the Census, scheduled for April-September 2026. Here is what to know.

Census 2027: Enumerators to use own smartphones to collect data

For first-ever digital Census in 2027, enumerators to use their own smartphones to collect data

September 08, 2025 7:29 am

The apps were developed initially for the 2021 Census but are now being redeveloped and recalibrated to match the technological enhancements in mobile phones and operating systems.

As of now, the government geo-tag assets created under various schemes. For instance, houses constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin and PMAY-Urban are geotagged.

Exclusive: In a first, all buildings to be geo-tagged in Census 2027

September 02, 2025 5:53 am

From hand-drawn sketches to GIS maps, Census 2027 to mark a tech leap

Knowledge Nugget | Census 2027 and Registrar General of India: A must-know for UPSC Exam

September 02, 2025 12:37 pm

The Registrar General of India (RGI) has sought a Rs 14,618.95-crore budget to conduct the Census 2027. What is the history and role of RGI? What’s new in Census 2027? Here's all you need to know.

Exclusive: For Census 2027, Home Ministry seeks Rs 14,619 crore budget

September 01, 2025 10:15 am

Census 2027 India: Registrar General of India is learnt to be developing a website to manage the exercise and monitor it in real time; caste data will also be captured electronically, say sources.

Vulnerable tribal groups could be counted separately

August 28, 2025 7:07 am

A careful step towards not only identifying but also addressing Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups is necessary to facilitate social inclusion, instead of assimilation

Ministry to RGI: Count particularly vulnerable tribal groups in Census

Exclusive | Count particularly vulnerable tribal groups in Census, Ministry asks RGI to take first-ever step

August 25, 2025 8:39 am

The precise enumeration of PVTGs will help implementation of targeted welfare schemes.

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Trump calls for a new census in US to exclude undocumented immigrants

August 07, 2025 10:55 pm

Donald Trump specifically noted that people living in the country illegally would no longer be counted: “People in our Country illegally should not be counted in the Census,” he wrote.