Selected Tag: population
Selected Tag: population

Will Better District-Level Data Help Address Regional Inequalities?

One region can skew the data for the entire state and hence sub-regional calculation of GDP is expected to improve evidence-based, decentralised policymaking and targeted interventions across India’s approximately 800 administrative units.

Sharmila Kantha

June 15, 2026 at 8:45 AM IST

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India’s Fiscal Architecture Cannot Manage Two Demographic Futures

As southern India ages and the north remains demographically young, NFHS-6 shows up the limits of a fiscal architecture designed for convergence. 

Sagari Gupta

June 6, 2026 at 4:11 AM IST

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The NEET Paradox and India’s Fragile Demographic Dividend

India’s vast youth population was expected to drive growth. Rising youth disengagement now threatens productivity, investment and stability.

V Thiagarajan

June 2, 2026 at 5:41 AM IST

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Week in Numbers: Tracking India’s Economic Pulse

High-frequency indicators in December pointed to some improvement in urban demand, even as rural demand continued to outpace it.

Datametricx

January 10, 2026 at 12:46 PM IST

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A World With Fewer People

India’s fertility rate has fallen below replacement level, signalling a future of ageing populations, fewer births, and shifting realities.

Michael Debabrata Patra

November 1, 2025 at 3:35 AM IST

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