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Rajya Sabha: CPP Chairperson Sonia Gandhi criticizes Census delay

Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Monday said that the delay in the census has deprived 14 crore Indians of their rightful benefits under the National Food Security Act (NFSA), adding that food security is not a privilege but a fundamental right. A must read on Dynamite News:

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Commerce oversees everything from weather and salmon to trade and census − here are 3 challenges awaiting new secretary

The U.S. secretary of commerce oversees the smallest but arguably most complex of all Cabinet-level departments.

The Conversation

Regulations Keep Millions of Bedrooms Empty During a Housing Crisis

Zoning laws, occupancy limits, and short-term rental restrictions are keeping housing off the market and driving up costs.

Reason

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Census officials defend the method that led to an increase in the count of multiracial people

The U.S. Census Bureau says improvements to the design of the 2020 census questions and the tabulating of answers led to an increase in the count of multiracial people in the United States

The Independent UK

Multiracial boom in 2020 census was mostly an illusion, researchers say

When 2020 census results were released more than three years ago, they showed a 276% boom in the number of people classified as multiracial in the United States since 2010

The Independent UK

Texas’ Hotbed of Taiwanese Nationalism

For decades, Houston families like mine have helped keep the flame of independence burning.

Texas Observer

California, New York and Florida Among Top States For Immigrants in 2023, New Census Data Shows

As immigration is among top issue for voters and campaigns on Election Day, new census data provides trends on the issue in states across the country.

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Saved from extinction? New modelling suggests a hopeful future for te reo Māori

Just four years ago, experts warned te reo Māori was on a “pathway towards extinction” unless resources were put into teaching young Māori.

The Conversation

What does family look like in Australia? It’s more diverse than you think

When we think of the concept of the family, a specific version often springs to mind: a mother, a father and children, usually two or three. It’s the version of society our policies and systems are built around.

The Conversation

Census data does not reflect lived experiences of Latinos and Afro-Latinos, study finds

"These oversights have significant implications for policy development and resource allocation," said the study's co-author

Latin Times

Census categories misrepresent the 'street race' of Latinos, Afro Latinos, report says

Filling out forms that ask for racial and ethnic identification can be a struggle for many Latinos, especially when there is not one box that reflects their identity

The Independent UK

Sonia Gandhi targets Centre, says "Govt has no intention to conduct Census"

"It is clear that the Government has no intention whatsoever to conduct the Census that was last due in 2021." Read further on Dynamite News:

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Noncitizens are less likely to participate in a census with citizenship question, study says

Adding a citizenship question to the census reduces the participation of people who aren’t U.S. citizens, particularly those from Latin American countries

The Independent UK

South Africa’s 2022 census may not be accurate enough for official use: demographers explain what went wrong

The 2022 South African census set an undesirable record: it is the census with the highest undercount among those where the undercount is measured and reported by the United Nations Population Division. The reported undercount of 31% is some 10 percentage points higher than the previous highest notified undercount (in…

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US Latinos Still Face Pay Disparities Despite Increase In College Graduation Rates

According to U.S. Census Bureau data analyzed by the Pew Research Center, there is a 291% growth in the number of Hispanic women earning advanced degrees from 2000 to 2021. Whereas, the percentage has spiked by 199% in Hispanic men.

The Hindu

An address in India, minted at the post office

Citizenship under Citizenship Amendment Act: The government has entrusted officials from Census, postal department, railways and National Informatics Centre to scrutinise and verify documents after they are submitted online for citizenship under CAA

USAFacts

Is Congress representative of the American people?

Congress is older, more educated, and made up of a higher share of men than the US population.

Latin Times

Texas cities see largest population increases in the U.S., likely boosted by immigration

Data from the U.S. Census Bureau showed the country's fastest growing cities, as well as those seeing declines.

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GOP Pushes For Citizenship Question On Census Questionnaire

Republicans push for citizenship question on census to influence political power, facing opposition and legal concerns.

Reason

Academics Use Imaginary Data in Their Research

Academia values the appearance of truth over actual truth.

The Hindu

The Gujarat government circular on regulating religious conversions to Buddhism and its implications | Explained

The Gujarat government recently issued a circular clarifying that Buddhism and Hinduism must be considered as two separate religions for religious conversions. We examine.

Axios

Next U.S. census will feature boxes to better count MENA and Latino groups

The government's approach to data collection has huge stakes for federal funding.

Al Jazeera

‘Transformative’: US Census to add Middle Eastern, North African category

Advocates have long said census count has left communities invisible, but say change is only ‘first step’.

MusicRadar

"There’s still so much work to be done": A third of women working as musicians say they’ve been sexually harassed, and more than half have experienced gender discrimination

UK Musicians’ Census confirms the scale of the gender inequality problem in the music industry

The Texas Tribune

Texas counties lead the U.S. in population growth, Census says

Kaufman County, east of Dallas, grew faster than any other in the country from 2022 to 2023. Harris County added the most new residents.

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