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Insights, a blog published by IMPRI.

Infertility Paradox: Falling Total Fertility Rate Despite High Population Growth

Unbelievable but true that India, the most populous country of the world has its Total Fertility Rate (TFR) dropping. Infact in the recent years TFR has dropped to 2.0 (NFHS-5, 2019-21) which is marginally below the replacement indicator of 2.1. This paradox of a densely populated country facing falling fertility rate is indicative of underlying issues like infertility, socio-economic changes, cultural shift and gender issues.

AI Disruption: A Wake-Up Call for Indian Education

Proportionately more computer-related workers in India do programming work than in the US. Does this foretell doom for those seeking an information technology job in India, after completing a degree in engineering? If so, the implications would be profound, and negative. Engineering, for many, is a ticket to the organized workforce, social mobility into the middle class, and, in the case of some, physical mobility out of the country and into the land of opportunity abroad. Does AI mean a roadblock to all that?

Evaluating the National Geospatial Mission 2025: A New Era of Data-Driven Governance

The word geospatial simply means associating data with specific geographic locations. The process of rapid urbanization calls for actions to unlock the transformative potential that geospatial technology withhold. Traditional ways of keeping land records and planning urban development have proven to be inefficient, thereby leading to land disputes and delays in project executions. To address these challenges, the government initiated the National Geospatial Mission to operationalize the National Geospatial Policy (2022), to make land reforms and management more efficient and transparent.

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