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161 of Karnataka’s elephants sighted in private lands: census

Of the 6,395 estimated elephant population in Karnataka in 2023, 161 pachyderms were sighted within private lands such as coffee estates, says the interim report on Asian Elephant population and demography estimates – 2023.

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Evidence, not narratives, should guide discussions about statistics

In a recent opinion article, Economic Advisory Council member Shamika Ravi article raised concerns about the quality of data that India’s national surveys – the NSS, the PLFS, and the NFHS – collect. Ravi raises two main issues: overestimation of rural populations and different response rates across wealth groups proxied…

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Linear regression: On the government’s response to data on its policies

the government has taken a hostile approach towards the release of any data, even by its own agencies, that reveal inconvenient truths about its policies and their outcomes

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Patna High Court upholds continuance of ongoing caste-based survey in Bihar

Patna HC upholds Bihar CBS: Court dismisses petitions against State Govt's decision to conduct survey. Allowed to continue, 1st phase of survey (house listing) conducted Jan 7-21, 2nd phase Apr 15-May 15. Cabinet & Assembly passed resolution in favour of survey, all parties met PM Modi to demand caste-based Census.

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Explained | Proposed amendments to the Registration of Births and Deaths Act

The Registration of Birth and Death (RBD) Amendment Bill, 2023 was tabled in the Lok Sabha on July 26. We examine what changes are proposed by it and how it may impact the Indian population at large.

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Barring STs, SCs, no caste Census since independence: Government

The Central government has not enumerated caste-wise population other than Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the Census since independence, the Lok Sabha was informed on July 25.

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An avoidable controversy over sample surveys

All surveys listed do adopt scientific sample designs, but there is always scope for improvement of the sample designs

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Explained | Is there a rural bias in national surveys?

Govt of India appointed Pronab Sen panel to review NSO methodology due to articles by Ravi and Debroy claiming outdated survey methodology underestimates India's development. Mohanan and Kundu argue no systematic underestimation, but errors should be minimised. Examining NFHS data, no systematic rural bias found. Pronab Sen Committee should address…

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Proposal to increase reserved seats in Assam welcomed: poll panel

ECI team concluded 3-day consultation in Guwahati. Proposal to increase reserved seats in Assam widely welcomed. Draft proposal based on 2001 Census, kept Assembly/Parliament seats unchanged, increased ST/SC seats.

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Is the delimitation question settled?

The Hindu Parley podcast discusses whether delimitation should be delayed any further? The last delimitation exercise took place in 1976. While the current boundaries were drawn on the basis of the 2001 Census, the number of Lok Sabha and State Assembly seats remained frozen on the basis of the 1971…

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The ‘Anna Bhagya’ fiasco and thinking beyond rice

While the Congress party’s ‘Anna Bhagya’ promise betrayed a lack of vision for food security, it is also time to think beyond rice and wheat through the PDS

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Young families continued to leave cities last year – but at a slower pace

What will be the pandemic's lasting impact on where American families choose to settle down? It's still too soon to tell, but fresh data from the U.S. census provides some clues.

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Morning Digest | SC stays Gujarat HC order directing Teesta Setalvad to surrender immediately, European telescope launched to hunt for clues to universe's darkest secrets, and more

The Hindu’s Morning Digest brings readers a select list of stories to start the day

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With new date to fix boundaries, Census unlikely before 2024 Lok Sabha polls

The deadline to freeze the administrative boundaries of districts, tehsils and towns, among others, has been extended till December 31, ruling out the Census exercise before the 2024 General Elections.

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Explained | Assam’s delimitation test

The article explains the draft proposal on the delimitation of the Assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam.

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Lies, damned lies, and census figures

The problem with assessing census targets now is what we don’t know, argues David Williams.

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Advocates slam politicians for failure on homelessness

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released Census data estimating more than one in five people experiencing homelessness identifies as Indigenous.

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Parts of Wales see increase in holiday home users over the past decade

In both the counties of Gwynedd and Anglesey the usual resident population had fallen by 3.7% and 1.2% respectively between the 2011 Census and 2021 Census but the number of holiday home users had risen

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The Mancunian Way: An important legacy

Poverty campaigner died 'frustrated to the point of desperation' after years of struggle PLUS Is the Census accurate? AND Haaland’s late night treat

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Census missed 'at least THIRTY THREE THOUSAND people in Manchester'

The council fears the 'undercount' could affect funding

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Commentary: LA and other cities are recovering, but not their downtowns. Why?

A fiscal “doom loop.” A transit “death spiral.” The “office apocalypse.” Since the traumatic disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic, these pessimistic terms have been applied repeatedly to the state of our cities. Analysis of Census data from my Brookings Institution colleague William Frey found that from 2020 to 2021, during…

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Wooing OBCs in U.P. | SP wants to consolidate vote; BJP seeks to split it

With an eye on the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in 2024, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP) — both major contenders from Uttar Pradesh — are planning ways to woo Other Backward Classes (OBCs)

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Deception and not social justice the character of SP, says U.P. Deputy CM amid Akhilesh’s OBC outreach

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Wednesday hit out at the Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav alleging that the plank of social justice and Caste Census was not the character of the SP, but a deception to get Other Backward Classes (OBC) votes.

The Conversation

Nature religions are growing in Australia – though witchcraft was illegal in some territories just 10 years ago

Nature religions, commonly described as Paganism (or neo-Paganism), are growing in Australia. In the last Census, 33,148 people claimed affiliation with a nature religion: including Animism, Druidism, and the many traditions of Wicca, the most practised Pagan pathway.

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Census data in West Africa is badly out of date: 5 reasons fresh population statistics are crucial

West Africa, an area composed of 16 countries, is one of the fastest growing regions in the world. The region has a population of over 350 million, a five-fold increase since 1950 when 73 million people lived there.

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