Bloomberg (March 31)
2010/ 03/ 31 by jd in Global News
1. 2. 3…. 1,199,999,999. The world’s biggest census is taking place. India hopes to count each of its approximately 1.2 billion citizens. Data will be stored in a National Population Register. This database will include fingerprints and photos to accurately recognize every Indian over the age of 15. The census is expected to cost $1.3 billion, involve 2.5 million census takers in collecting the data, and finish in February 2011.
