BJP in Gujarat sets the ball rolling for state elections at the end of the year

BJP in Gujarat sets the ball rolling for state elections at the end of the year

Buoyed by its success in the recent assembly polls in five states, the BJP in Gujarat has set the ball rolling on its preparations for the state elections at the end of the year. Apart from a massive ground outreach to rope in 7.5 million page members to make the BJP organisationally strong, the party … Read more

India’s population stabilising, fertility rate falls below replacement level

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The fifth series of the Union Health Ministry’s National Family Health Survey shows a fertility rate of 1.6 in urban India and 2.1 in rural areas. (Representative image) India’s Total Fertility Rate has declined to 2.0 from 2.2 in 2015-16, according to the latest National Family Health Survey data, on the back of decades-long family … Read more

View: The new barometer of India’s economy fails to reflect the deprivations of poor households

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India’s statistical system is in bad shape. One aspect of this is the paucity of national household surveys. The National Sample Survey’s (NSO) latest consumption survey, ignoring the suppressed 2017-18 round, goes back to 2011-12. The District Level Household Surveys and Annual Health Surveys have not been heard of since 2013. The latest National Family … Read more

Big announcements made by Modi for Assam translated to big zero: Congress

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Launching a blistering attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Congress on Thursday posed a set of questions to him, alleging that big announcements made by him for Assam have translated to a “big zero”. Addressing a press conference, All India Congress Committee general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala said Assam is known for its culture, … Read more