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Topic: Census

What if Aadhaar, passport, voter ID, etc could all be one card? Amit Shah floats idea

Home Minister Amit Shah said there was potential in the idea that various identity cards such as one's passport and driving licencw could be clubbed in a single multi-purpose card.

Census 2021 will be paperless as Modi govt develops data collection app

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.

The golden era of caste politics is still ahead of us

Big data will revolutionise Mandal politics, making caste politics realise its true potential in the decades to come.

Caste to be kept out of Modi govt’s pilot Socio-Economic Caste Census this year

The Socio-Economic Caste Census, conducted in 2011, sought to identify poverty through a multi-dimensional lens. Its pilot is scheduled to begin on 2 October.

What Amit Shah’s ‘plan for delimitation’ means for J&K and why it’s being opposed

The central government is not authorised to carry out delimitation in the state without amending the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir.

From Congress to BJP, everybody is afraid of OBC data

Without fresh OBC data, caste issues are resolved through muscle power.

Census 2021 must ask every Indian their caste, not just OBCs

Let’s see how many say ‘no caste’.

Supreme Court should focus on public good, not its authority

The 50-word Edit — ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly. It is unbecoming of the Supreme Court to reprimand NRC & census officials for talking...

15th Finance Commission has a new headache: States want more funds from Modi govt

States want their share of funds from central pool to be raised to 50% from 42%.

There’s no accurate data on Other Backward Classes. 2021 census should start counting

During the past month, a state-wide rally and a conference have been organised in Maharashtra to mobilise OBCs over the issue of caste census.

On Camera

From Virat & Anushka selling sarias to dentist ads, Bihar walls tell a ‘rurbanisation’ story

Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.