History’s biggest census: Why India’s new population count is controversial
Corroborated by 4 sources from 4 publishers
TL;DR
Reports differ across sources; according to aljazeera.com, india begins world’s largest population census More than three million Indian officials have begun the yearlong task of counting the country’s population.
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BBC News (World)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7vqnpqrgy3o?at_campaign=rss&at_medium=RSS
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BBC News (World)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7vqnpqrgy3o?at_campaign=rss&at_medium=RSS
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ABC News International Headlines
https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/india-begun-long-delayed-population-census-matters-131602973
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Bloomberg Markets
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-01/india-begins-first-census-in-15-years-will-count-1-4-billion-people
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Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/1/india-begins-worlds-biggest-population-count?traffic_source=rss
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Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/1/historys-biggest-census-why-indias-new-population-count-is-controversial?traffic_source=rss
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Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/4/1/india-begins-counting-its-population-in-historic-census?traffic_source=rss