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Even as India urbanises, caste discrimination remains rife
The Economist
Cities are segregated, and inter-caste marriages are vanishingly rare
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The rise of a hindu vigilante in the age of WhatsApp and Modi
Wired
India, the world's largest democracy, has also become the world's largest experiment in social-media-fueled terror.
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The artificial intelligence task force
DIPP
Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion was established in 1995 and has been reconstituted in the year 2000 with the merger of the Department of Industrial Development. Earlier separate Ministries for Small Scale Industries & Agro and Rural Industries (SSI&A&RI) and Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises (HI&PE) were created in October, 1999.
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Too many men: China and India battle with the consequences of gender imbalance
SCMP
In the world’s most populous nations, men outnumber women by 70 million. Both countries are trying to come to grips with the policies that created this generation of gender imbalance
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India to overtake China as the world's most populous country: UN
CNN
India is set to overtake China as the world's most populous country in less than a decade, according to a new United Nations report.
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Japan plans new driver's license system for elderly as accidents surge
The Japan Times
In the wake of a slew of fatal accidents involving elderly drivers, the government plans to create a new driver's license system that limits senior citizen
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To fight fake news on WhatsApp, India is turning off the internet
Wired
The world's largest democracy has a problem. As fake news spreads on WhatsApp, causing riots and deaths, authorities are left with only one option: turn off the internet completely
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Demographic distress: Will India get older before it gets richer?
Financial Express
Data from the 4th National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) 2015-16 for the survey period 2013-15 has signaled a monumental shift in modern Indian demographics.
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India’s population growth slows substantially, may ‘no longer be pressing problem’
The Print
UN report finds that population growth rate slowed considerably in the 2010-2019 period but the situation in UP, MP and Bihar still cause for concern.
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How India's economy is growing at a faster pace than China
CNBC
China's economy might get more attention, but India's is outpacing its neighbor in economic growth. In fact, India came in as the world's fastest growing lar...
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Review: Inglorious empire by shashi tharoor
CaspianReport
Inglorious Empire on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/shop/caspianreportSpeech by Shashi Tharoor OxfordUnion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7CW7S0zxv4Suppor...
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87% of Indian vehicle owners ready to buy electric vehicles if that reduces pollution: Survey
Bloomberg Quint
About 87 percent of Indian drivers and vehicle owners would buy an electric vehicle (EV), if that helped reduce air pollution, according to a new survey.
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Disinformation is spreading on WhatsApp in India—and it’s getting dangerous
The Atlantic
The spread of hoaxes and doctored photos during massive floods in Kerala showed, yet again, how easily disinformation can spread on messaging platforms like WhatsApp—and how deadly it can be.
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Inside the growing men’s rights movement in India
VICE
In the early 2000s, India started a push towards gender equality with new laws aimed at protecting women from assault and marital disputes. But as protection...
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How car ownership is changing rapidly and irreversibly in India
Economic Times
The tectonic shifts reshaping the global auto industry globally are beginning to be felt in India.
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In 2023, just one of every five workers in India will be a woman
Financial Express
India lags far behind countries like China (61%), Vietnam (73%), Singapore (60%) , and even Bangladesh (36%), Libya (26%), and Pakistan (24%).
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Number of older Indians to grow, younger to slow by 2035
International Business Times
India's population will grow from 1,211 million in 2011 to 1,536 million in 2035, a jump of 26.8 per cent.
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By 2035, Delhi will be almost Mumbai + Kolkata
Times of India
NEW DELHI: Delhi will overtake Tokyo as the world’s largest urban agglomeration by 2030 and have a population of 43.
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Indian population aging fast, warns govt report
India Today
According to the study the number of children in the 5-14 age bracket will decline significantly, leading to the need for school mergers and less focus on building new ones.
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India would need 75,000 to 80,000 judges by 2040, says report
DNA
India would need 75,000 to 80,000 judges by 2040, says report - India's ratio of 138 policemen per one lakh of the population was the fifth lowest among the 71 countries for which the UN collated these figures in 2013.
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Why is gang rape rampant in India?
Al Jazeera English
More than 40,000 rapes are reported in India every year. With every rape case, calls for tougher laws raise, but that didn't seem to have worked. Every so of...