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    Population News

    Population census begins January 25, barring poll-bound states and snow-covered regions

    The Centre has notified 40 questions, including one to choose from the “Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/Caste.”
    India News
    Updated 11 days ago

    Centre develops framework to train Census enumerators on ‘sensitive’ questions

    The census will ask 40 questions to every household, 11 more than in 2011.
    India News
    Published 59 days ago

    ‘True dignity lies in humanity’: Ex-Delhi Police ACP on what Germany taught him

    Ex-Delhi Police ACP shares key takeaways from Germany.
    Trending
    Published 67 days ago

    Indian man who moved back from US highlights parking, crowding woes

    Vanraj said that living abroad can create an expectation that everyday activities will be relatively smooth.
    Trending
    Published 83 days ago

    Can the great decline of the Parsis be stemmed?

    If preserving faith and distinctive culture is the argument, any skew should in fact favour the intermarried Parsi woman since the mother remains the more significant “upbringer” even in the new, supposedly equity-favouring parenting paradigms
    Opinion
    Updated 87 days ago

    Caste, Aadhaar, mobile no, Covid vaccine status: What’s new in Census 2027

    The Census offers the option of self-enumeration: residents can log onto a website, answer the notified questions themselves and generate a code, which can then be handed to the enumerator.
    Ht Explainers
    Updated 89 days ago

    From flushing our toilets to building new schools, this is why filling in your census form matters

    From flushing our toilets to building new schools, this is why filling in your census form matters
    World News
    Published 100 days ago

    Counting on people: Demystifying the population scenario

    Population
    Ht Insight
    Published 123 days ago

    Indian man in Australia compares respect for blue collar jobs with India

    An Indian man said he wished trade workers in India received the same respect as those in Australia.
    Trending
    Published 129 days ago

    Lucknow's population nears 60 lakh ahead of Census 2027, up by 15 lakh from 2011

    Compared to the 2011 Census, the district has recorded an increase of nearly 15 lakh people.
    Cities
    Updated 144 days ago

    India's fertility rate now below required stability levels, says govt report

    People throng a market place in Mumbai, India. Today, India has a population of 1.45 billion.
    India News
    Updated 157 days ago

    Which US states may lose white-majority populations by 2050? New census data

    The estimates indicate that the overall white population share in the United States could decline from nearly 80% in 1980 to 47% by 2050.
    World News
    Published 168 days ago

    Indian woman praises China’s cleanliness, questions civic sense in India

    An Indian woman said she was amazed to see no litter in crowded public places in China.
    Trending
    Published 172 days ago

    Why does Andhra's Naidu govt want couples to have 3-4 kids? Two reasons, decoded

    Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu at the state secretariat in Amaravati.
    India News
    Updated 177 days ago

    India to begin population count tomorrow: How world’s largest census will unfold

    The government has described the $1.24 billion operation as a gigantic exercise of national importance.
    India News
    Published 225 days ago

    Mohan Bhagwat advocates for three-child families to address population imbalance

    Mohan Bhagwat cited the example of poet Narayan Vaman Tilak to underline the freedom of belief, while asserting that "ghar wapasi" was the answer for those wishing to return to their original religion.
    India News
    Published 276 days ago

    You will be actors, directors and audience of 'Viksit Bharat': Navy chief to youth

    You will be actors, directors and audience of 'Viksit Bharat': Navy chief to youth
    India News
    Published 296 days ago

    Class divide, uncertain future: Why China's contraceptive tax has little impact

    Condom packages (top) are seen among other products at a supermarket in Beijing on January 4, 2026.
    World News
    Published 310 days ago

    Head of China's one-child policy dies. But social media obituaries weren't kind

    File photo of Peng Peiyun (C), who was the former head of China's one-child policy.
    World News
    Published 321 days ago

    Canada sees largest population drop in 80 years as international students reduce

    According to data from Immigration, Refugees and Immigration Canada or IRCC, Indian students accounted for 24,030 permits out of a total of 146,505 or 16.4%, between July and September 2025.
    World News
    Updated 328 days ago

    China is imposing tax on condoms, other contraceptive drugs to boost birth rates

    Under the newly revised Value-Added Tax Law, consumers will pay a 13% levy on items that had been VAT-exempt since 1993, when China enforced a strict one-child policy and actively promoted birth control. (Photo for representation)
    World News
    Updated 344 days ago

    China rolls out childcare subsidy to boost birth rate after a recent drop

    Diminishing birthrate is a worry for the world’s second-largest economy, where the working-age population has been declining in a threat to labor supply
    World News
    Updated 471 days ago

    Alibag: A second wave is about to hit

    Alibag: A second wave is about to hit
    Cities
    Published 609 days ago

    Delimitation row: Stalin takes ‘lip service’ jibe at BJP

    Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin arrives to participate in an all-party meeting to discuss the proposed delimitation of Lok Sabha seats in the state, at the Secretariat in Chennai, on Wednesday.
    India News
    Updated 616 days ago

    Mary Ellen Iskenderian: Why the financial inclusion of women matters

    Bringing it home: Under the Maharashtra State Rural Livelihoods Missions and mentored by Women’s World Banking, a woman agent provides door-to-door banking services
    Opinion
    Published 654 days ago

    China population falls again, sparking concerns over future workforce

    People walk in front of billboards in a metro station in Shanghai, China, January 16, 2025.
    World News
    Published 663 days ago

    Optimism, with a dose of caution

    Puri, Dec 31 (ANI): Sand artist Manas Kumar Sahoo makes a sand art wishing New Year 2025, at Puri beach in Puri on Wednesday. (ANI Photo) (Prahlad Mahato)
    Editorials
    Updated 680 days ago

    CRED founder's 'bizarre' speculation: ‘Data speed related to decline in births’

    CRED founder Kunal Shah posed a hypothesis that the high speed internet date availability in India is leading to low fertility rate.
    Trending
    Published 716 days ago

    Bengaluru’s first digital population clock to be launched today: Report

    The clock, prominently located at ISEC’s entrance, updates Karnataka’s population estimate every minute and 10 seconds, while India’s total ticks up every two seconds.
    Cities
    Published 733 days ago

    India's population likely to reach 152.2 crore by 2036: Govt report

    The previous census, conducted in February 2011, found that India's population at the time was a little over 121 crore (1.21 billion)
    India News
    Published 820 days ago
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