India’s national census goes digital for the first time

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India’s next national census will be the first to be carried out digitally. However, Covid-related delays have slowed progress and there are growing concerns about its accuracy. Bhaskar Chakravorti, dean of the Fletcher School at Tufts University, explains how data will be collected and why the census is likely to miss essential parts of the population. (Image: Silhouette and a busy street, concept, Credit: Getty Images.)