It is always a good idea to see if survey results are consistent with other indicators of the economy. The problems of measurement make it difficult to do this in India.
Most of these water bodies are in West Bengal, followed by UP, Andhra, Odisha & Assam. While 1.6% have been encroached upon, 16.3% are 'not in use', according to report released by Modi govt.
RGI rolled out its 2021 Census plans as early as 2019, with an estimated outlay of nearly Rs 9,000 crore and the mobilisation of over 3.3 million enumerators.
Census has to be preceded by NPR which is precursor to NRC, both of which created furore in the wake of CAA. Govt may be avoiding backlash when it hosts G-20 Summit in September.
Last population-based delimitation was done in 1971 & there's a freeze until 1st census after 2026. As debate intensifies, a 2019 paper sheds light on what such an exercise could mean.
Rosneft, the Russian state-owned oil behemoth, has large interests in India. Reliance has a contract to purchase 500,000 barrels of crude per day from the firm.
Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.
Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.
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