-ThePrint.in Last census was conducted in 2011 & next one was due in 2021, but was delayed due to Covid. Census-related field activities 'postponed till further orders', govt tells Parliament. New Delhi: The census, which was to have been held last year but had to be postponed owing to the Covid pandemic, has been “put on hold” for this year too, sources in the central government told ThePrint Tuesday. What’s more, it...
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As the rupee touches 80 to the dollar, what does this mean for India’s economy? -Deepanshu Mohan
-Scroll.in Costlier imports and the widening of the current account deficit is likely to eat into India’s foreign currency exchange reserves. The Indian rupee touched a historical low, trading almost at Rs 80 against the US dollar on Wednesday. A knee-jerk, macro-analytical response studying India’s currency performance would mistakenly see this trend in isolation, while projecting a weakening of macro-economic fundamentals to be leading towards a depreciation. Looking closely at the numbers it...
More »Progress in health and education can help in population stabilisation
With the release of a UNDESA report on the World Population Day this year i.e., July 11, once again the debate on who's responsible for the population growth in India has resurfaced. Titled World Population Prospects 2022, the report states that the global population is expected to touch 8 billion on November 15, 2022, and India is projected to exceed China as the world’s most populous country in 2023. As soon as...
More »‘0.01%’ street vendors from minority communities benefit from Centre’s loan scheme, finds RTI query -Gaurvi Narang
-ThePrint.in A total of 32.26 lakh loans were disbursed under the PM SVANidhi scheme between June 2020 & May 2022, according to data revealed by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. New Delhi: Only 0.01 per cent street vendors belonging to minority communities have benefitted from the Centre’s PM SVANidhi scheme between June 2020 and May 2022, an Right To Information (RTI) query has revealed. A total of 32.26 lakh loans...
More »BJP MP Ravi Kishan to table population control bill as ‘Vishwa Guru’ formula
-Hindustan Times The World Population Prospects 2022 recently highlighted that India’s Total fertility Rate had come down from 5.9 children per woman in 1950 to 2.2 children per woman in 2020, just shy of 2.1 replacement level fertility. BJP MP Ravi Kishan will introduce private members' bill on population control today, days after Union minister Bharati Pravin Pawar told the Rajya Sabha that the government is not contemplating any legislative measures for...
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