Fractured Union
For decades, India’s political system rested on a quiet understanding
For decades, India’s political system rested on a quiet understanding
India’s decision to finally undertake a full census after more than a decade is not merely an exercise in counting heads.
This information was shared during the 6th meeting of the Wildlife Board for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, chaired here by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha.
Hailed as mountain monarchs, the Nigri Tahr, state animal of Tamil Nadu, has witnessed a significant rise in its population in the Western Ghats abutting Kerala, indicating the success of the conservation efforts of the state government.
The Arabic word “Ummah” could be translated as “nation”, though it broadly represents a grouping of people who are united by Islamic faith, values, and purpose.
A UN peacekeeping base in Lebanon came under fire from Israeli forces but Indian peacekeepers there are reported safe.
Director General of the department Anoja Senevirathne told journalists in Colombo that census officials will be visiting households across the country to collect vital data.
With the exponentially growing elderly population worldwide, the number of people with dementia is also rising, warranting the need for more trained caregivers to support them. With changing demographics, one wonders if schools will one day get converted into elderly day-care centres.
In a bizarre move to address the country’s declining population, the Japanese government launched a new initiative to support single women moving out of Tokyo to rural areas to get married and thus fill the gap of a shrinking female population in the countryside.
At the moment, India's working-age population is around 961 million and the unemployment rate is at a five-year low.
