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24,500 govt staff in Mumbai begin groundwork for Census 2027

In Ramabai Ambedkar Nagar, teachers appointed for Census duty go through documents along with Asha workers on Saturday. (Satish Bate/Hindustan Times)
Published on May 17, 2026 05:40 am IST

Census 2027 begins: President Murmu, PM Modi opt for self-enumeration

President Droupadi Murmu participates in the self-enumeration initiative of the Government of India for Census 2027 at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Updated on Apr 02, 2026 09:11 am IST

Govt notifies first phase of Census 2027, houselisting ops to begin April 1

RGI Mritunjay Kumar Narayan, along with Addl RG Sanjeev Kumar and other senior officers visited the stall of ORGI at IITF 2025 (X/CensusIndia2027)
Published on Jan 07, 2026 09:15 pm IST

Pre-test for Census 2027 to be conducted from Nov 10 to 30: Govt

People throng a market place for Diwali festival shopping in Mumbai (AP)
Updated on Oct 17, 2025 03:19 pm IST

Data must not be weaponised

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The argument around surveys seems to start from a conclusion — that things are much better now than they were in 2014.
Published on Jul 18, 2023 10:16 pm IST

Morning brief: Freezing of boundaries may further defer Census 2021

The Census 2021 exercise may not commence till at least September 2023. (HT PHOTO)
Published on Jan 06, 2023 08:58 am IST

Blame the regulatory system, not BARC | Analysis

If your solitary reaction to the brouhaha is to damn the measurement system, you are looking in the wrong place
Updated on Oct 15, 2020 07:56 pm IST

Cabinet likely to consider funding update of NPR

The data for NPR was collected in 2010 along with the house-listing phase of Census of India 2011.
Published on Dec 24, 2019 10:45 am IST

New data points set to delay census process

The next Census of India will be carried out in 2021 with March 1 of that year as the reference date, the home ministry recently announced.
Published on Apr 22, 2019 07:25 am IST

Data on intellectual exploration set to delay census process

This could be one of the questions enumerators of the 2021 Census may throw at you, officials aware of the matter said on condition of anonymity.
Updated on Apr 22, 2019 09:45 am IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Mewat gets ready to vote for progress

Beyond Sohna Road, the cityscape turns into swathes of open fields, signalling the start of Nuh.
Updated on Apr 07, 2019 04:14 pm IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Only 9 transgenders from Gurugram enrolled as voters

Only nine transgender voters from Gurugram are enrolled in the ‘others’ category in the electoral list for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections scheduled for May 12.
Published on Mar 27, 2019 05:37 am IST

Breaking down India’s non-agricultural workforce

Workers on a construction site at Bhendi Bazar, in Mumbai.
Updated on Jun 18, 2018 10:46 am IST

Minority status for Lingayats: Who they are and how they affect Karnataka elections

Karnataka minister Vinay Kulkarni with Jaya Mruthyunjaya Swamiji of Kudalasangama Panchamasali Peetha and his followers celebrate in Bengaluru on Monday after the state government decided to write to the Centre to grant religious minority status to the Lingayat community.
Updated on Mar 20, 2018 09:05 pm IST