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  "path": "/2026/04/02/india-launches-census-plans-to-collect-data-on-caste-and-religion/",
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  "textContent": "India launched a year-long census this week, an exercise aimed at collecting detailed information on its roughly 1.4 billion citizens. Since the last census in 2011, India has surpassed China as the world’s most populous country. Originally scheduled for 2021, the census was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Importantly, it is the first census…\n\nThe post India Launches Census, Plans to Collect Data on Caste and Religion  first appeared on International Christian Concern.",
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