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In a communication addressed to the Additional Director General, Public Information Bureau, Director of Census Operations and Chief Principal Census Officer Ramachandran R requested him to create awareness among the general public through media. He appealed to the officials to encourage active participation of the general public in the Census of India 2027 and the Self-Enumeration process. He emphasised on the importance of providing correct and complete information to the enumerators during t ...Read More >
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): A pilot digital Census was recently conducted in Gwalior as part of the centre's first technology-driven enumeration exercise, with similar trials held in Ratlam and Seoni ahead of Census 2027. The trial, conducted during the house-listing phase, tested the shift from traditional paper-based enumeration to a mobile app-based data collection system. During an interaction, an official shared key insights from the ground, explaining how the pilot Census was executed and t ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Mar 31 (Maxim News): The country is all set for the census. The first phase of the process will begin from April 1. The first phase will include a household census. The Center said that 33 questions will be asked on this occasion. The second phase will collect the population data. It will begin in February next year. The Center has revealed that citizens do not need to submit any documents for the census. Registrar General of India (RGI) and Census Commissioner Mrityunjaya Kumar Naray ...Read More >
If a couple considers their relationship as a stable union, they should be recorded as a married couple, whether during self-enumeration or when an enumerator visits the household. For Census 2027, couples in live-in relationships who see themselves as being in a "stable union" will be treated as married during the counting process. The clarification has been shared in the FAQs on the self-enumeration portal. What the rules say? According to the official response, if a couple considers their ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 30 (PTI) If a live-in couple considers their relationship as a "stable union", they should be treated as "married" for the 16th Census, according to the FAQ section on the self-enumeration portal. The portal, opened for people opting for self-enumeration, will be available for both phases of the Census -- 'Houselisting and Housing Census' and 'Population Enumeration'. It has an FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) section to help people answer the queries in the Census. One such FA ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 30 (PTI) The government has notified a set of 33 questions to be asked during the first phase of Census 2027 -- Housing Listing and Housing Operations (HLO) -- a month-long exercise to be conducted between April 1 and September 30 as per schedules finalised by states and Union Territories, a top official said on Monday. The Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India, Mrityunjay Kumar Narayan, said, according to a January 22 notification, enumerators will collect details s ...Read More >
New Delhi: The census, delayed by almost five years mainly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is set to finally kick off in two days' time. Phase 1 of Census 2027, to be held from April to September 2026, will comprise houselisting. Then comes population enumeration in Phase 2, in February 2027, with the reference date being March 1, 2027 (00:00 hours). A significant clause in the upcoming census is about live-in couples. Those living together will be counted as a married couple if they consider t ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday cited Census Commissioner Mritunjay Kumar Narayan's remarks that many Census data sets will be published in 2027 itself to claim that the grounds on which Constitution amendment bills are being sought to be "bulldozed" through Parliament are "false". In a post on X, the Congress general secretary in-charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh, said, "Constitution amendment Bills are being sought to be bulldozed through in the next few days on the grounds that Censu ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 30 (PTI) The Congress on Monday cited Census Commissioner Mritunjay Kumar Narayan's remarks that many Census data sets will be published in 2027 itself to claim that the grounds on which Constitution amendment bills are being sought to be "bulldozed" through Parliament are "false". In a post on X, the Congress general secretary in-charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh, said, "Constitution amendment Bills are being sought to be bulldozed through in the next few days on the groun ...Read More >
Mothers and their newborns participate in a workshop at the Maison de Naissance birth center in Bourgoin-Jallieu, France. (Jean-Philippe Ksiazek/AFP/Getty Images) BUDAPEST -- After years of people having fewer children, Europe is on the brink of a great contraction. Next year, the European Union expects its population to hit a peak before sliding into the first sustained decline on the continent since the 14th-century Black Death. That trajectory has raised alarms about shrinking workforces an ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday enhanced monthly interim maintenance seven times, from Rs 50,000 to Rs 3.5 lakh, for a wife in Pune. This decision came after observing that the estranged husband approached the court with "unclean hands and lack of credibility" in a matrimonial dispute. The couple married in 1997 and separated in 2013. The husband filed for divorce in 2015, and the family court in Pune granted it in 2023 on grounds of cruelty, which the High Court stayed in appeal. There ...Read More >
Husband, an advocate, and wife, railway officer, had been previously divorced before marrying in 2010 The Delhi High Court has ruled that alimony cannot be awarded to a spouse who is financially self-sufficient and independent, observing that permanent alimony is a measure of social justice and not a tool for enrichment or financial equalisation between capable individuals. A Division Bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar said the law requires the person seeking ali ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 13 (PTI) The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) on Saturday organised the third National Lok Adalat of 2025 across taluks, districts and high courts in 29 States and eight Union Territories, a release said. It said the Lok Adalat addressed a broad spectrum of disputes, spanning both pre-litigation and pending matters, including criminal compoundable offences, plea bargaining, revenue and bank recovery cases, motor accident claims, cheque dishonour matters, labour and emplo ...Read More >
Wealthier, urban couples have higher obesity rates together A new study from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has revealed rising obesity levels among married couples in India, highlighting that more than one in four couples (27.4%) are both overweight or obese. Based on data from over 52,737 married couples as part of the NFHS-5 (2019-21), this is one of the largest investigations of spousal weight trends conducted in the country. The study, led by ICMR-National Institute of Can ...Read More >
It has become imperative to look into matrimonial disputes from a different angle, the court said. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Marriages considered sacrosanct by Hindus are at stake due to trivial issues between couples * The Bombay High Court quashed a dowry harassment case against a man and his family members * The estranged couple had settled their dispute and obtained a divorce by mutual consent Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Marriages considere ...Read More >
In a historic ruling, Hong Kong's highest court upheld inheritance and public housing benefits for same-sex married couples, a decision that marks a major stride in the fight for gay rights in the region. Although Hong Kong does not recognize same-sex marriage, the verdict, reported by The New York Times, resolves two protracted legal disputes involving couples married overseas. One case involved Nick Infinger, who wed his husband in Canada. Their application for public housing in Hong Kong was ...Read More >
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