India’s Long-Awaited Census to Launch in September Amid Budget Cuts and Criticism
India is set to finally begin its long-delayed population census in September, according to a report by Reuters. Originally scheduled for 2021, the decennial exercise was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This critical survey will fill significant data gaps that have persisted into Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s third term. A Long-Awaited Exercise Two government…