A slew of recent research papers that offer opposing viewpoints has reignited the old debate - has poverty in India diminished or increased? Moneycontrol examines the issue.
In today’s edition: India’s population figures; interview with Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar; CJI Chandrachud’s remarks on same-sex marriage plea; a wrestling rivalry and more
While the results of the ongoing 2022-23 survey should be available by December, officials indicate that they are not sure if the results would be made public immediately. In 2019, two senior statisticians had quit positions over data having been similarly withheld 'with polls in mind.'
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