India's Census 2021: Counting Billion Plus

0:00It's March 30th, from global headlines to breaking updates, this is Global News Today, powered by AI. India's kicking office once a decade senses after a COVID delay pushed it from 2021. Over 3 million officials will count every one of the 1.4 billion people in the world's most populous country, starting April 1st. It begins with a quick online sign-up window, then shifts to door-to-door work in two phases. First, they'll map out houses and living conditions, followed by details on folks economic and social lives. India overtook China as the top nation by population back in 2023, but analysts aren't sweating the numbers. That huge young workforce? It's a gold mine for building skills while other economies deal with shrinking, aging labor pools. This round adds cash data collection, tapping into a system that shapes society and politics for thousands of years. Supporters wanted for targeting A to those in need, while critics argue it holds back

1:00India's big power dreams, with quotas and jobs in schools. The whole thing wraps up next March, all digital for the first time, with key data dropping right after to guide policy moves.