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Caste Census Explained: What’s Being Counted, and Why It Divides Opinion
The 2027 Census will count caste for the first time since 1931. What's being enumerated, how the count will work, and why…
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India’s Fertility Fell Below Replacement Level: What the Demographic Data Shows
India's fertility rate has fallen to 2.0, below replacement level. What the demographic data shows, which states fell first, and what it…
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India’s Hidden Urban Billion: How Census Definitions Miss the Real Urbanisation
Census definitions badly miss India's real urbanisation: the hidden urban billion living in census towns. How the undercount works and why it…
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Beti Bachao and the Sex Ratio: How India Fought Its Missing Girls Crisis
India's sex ratio at birth rose from 918 to 933, but lakhs of girls are still missing. How Beti Bachao Beti Padhao…
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Internal Migration in India: The Invisible Workforce Behind the Cities
Over 10 crore Indians migrate for work, building cities they can't afford to live in. The invisible workforce, and what the exodus…
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How a Language Gets Official Status in India: The Eighth Schedule Explained
The Eighth Schedule of the Constitution lists 22 official languages. How a language gets in, what the status confers, and the battles…
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GST 2.0, One Year On: The Two-Slab Reset, What Got Cheaper, and What It Means for Your Household
A year after the GST Council collapsed four tax slabs into two - 5% and 18%, plus a 40% slab for luxury…
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Special Intensive Revision Explained: How the Election Commission Rebuilds Voter Rolls, and Why Bihar Became the Test Case
Before Bihar's 2025 assembly polls, the Election Commission ordered a Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls - a door-to-door rebuild last done…
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Reading the Rains: How the IMD Forecasts the Southwest Monsoon, and What El Nino Means for India’s Crops
In April 2026 the IMD forecast a below-normal monsoon at 92% of the Long Period Average - its first such warning in…
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The Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train in 2026: Where the 508-Kilometre Corridor Stands, Station by Station
Nine years after the foundation stone was laid, India's first bullet train corridor is nearing its first trial runs. This report takes…