UN report notes that India is among 126 countries that are in intermediate stage of transition, when fertility levels have started to decline but remain above replacement level.
Addition of more urban areas after 2011 Census can be reason for fall in ratio, says expert, adding 'increasing urban class size corresponds to higher preference for sons'.
Centre's response came in an affidavit filed in Supreme Court in response to petition filed by Maharashtra seeking declaration of SECC-2011 raw caste data of OBCs.
Indian urban localities are as segregated as our villages. Caste is still an important factor in deciding the organisation of spatial environment in cities.
The last time comprehensive data on caste was collected was in the 1931 Census, and there is now a growing clamour to include caste as a category in the 2021 Census.
Enumerators can download the app on their Android devices and feed in the data directly. Govt says efforts have been made to ensure security of information.
Why is Mamata Banerjee invoking Vyapam now? Perhaps to take a swipe at the history of corruption in a BJP-ruled state, and to highlight how no BJP chief minister resigned then.
The jitters in Indian markets are likely ‘short-term’. Experts say this could serve as a key growth opportunity & that India must accelerate FTA talks with major countries, including US.
Sardar Swaran Singh stitched uniforms for Army chiefs, supplied to UN missions, and catered to Shah Rukh Khan during Fauji. He has been stitching uniforms since he was 15.
Trump threatening to pull the trigger might be just what is needed to wake up India’s self-congratulatory establishment from its headline-managing fantasies.
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