The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced that a caste-based census will be integrated into the upcoming decadal census. The move has ...

The Union Home Ministry on Wednesday announced that India will conduct its next population census in 2027, which will also include caste enumeration, marking a major shift in the country's demographic ...

Census, survey, or enumeration... whatever the suffix, for the first time since 1931 India will count the men, women, and children in each of the hundreds of castes and sub-castes that make up its ...

The Central Government has announced that the next Census would take place in 2027 and that it would collect information on castes. Can such a massive data exercise be made more useful through a ...

Despite multiple opportunities over the years, a comprehensive caste census has remained elusive. The last full enumeration of caste was conducted in 1931, and the population estimates from that ...

Bihar released the results of a historic caste-based survey in October 2023, mapping the state’s demographic and economic landscape. This comprehensive exercise counted all castes for the first time ...

Explore Acharya Prashant's philosophical insights on caste equality, rejecting hierarchy through Vedanta and engaging with Dr ...

For millions across India, a rigid caste system thousands of years old still dictates much of daily life – from social circles to dating pools to job opportunities and schooling. The Indian government ...

Caste Census: Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government's push for caste enumeration has stirred the political pot in the country ahead of the Bihar Assembly election. The decision to conduct caste ...

The story so far: In contemporary times, every sector is moving towards privatisation and contractualisation of the workforce. The recent struggle by conservancy workers in Chennai against ...