Reporting across Rural India and Growing Cities—work, welfare, housing, mobility, infrastructure, climate and everyday life.
A Karnataka CEO update dated August 4 recorded 5.54 crore electors, 99.84% digitisation and 1.11 crore ASDDO-marked entries. Those were revision-stage figures—not a final deletion count. Here is how to read them and what to check when the draft roll is published.
Every Indian citizen aged 70 or above can enrol regardless of income. Here is what the ₹5 lakh family-based cover pays for, how existing PM-JAY and government-scheme members are treated, and what to verify before hospital admission.
VB-G RAM G replaced MGNREGA on July 1, 2026. The entitlement rose to 125 days per rural household, while the 15-day work rule stayed. New cost-sharing, state allocations and a seasonal pause are the changes workers need to understand.