India's Union Home Ministry is establishing a robust four-layer security grid, integrating border forces, local administrations, central agencies, and citizens to enhance border security. This "smart border" initiative aims to modernize India's security system and combat terrorism and Naxalism.
A high-level committee studying demographic changes in India, led by Justice (Retd) Prakash Prabhakar Navlekar, has finalized a questionnaire for states and UTs. The committee, tasked with examining impacts of illegal immigration, informed Home Minister Amit Shah of its plans to visit affected regions and interact with government machinery and ministries. Shah urged for prompt submission of recommendations.
A high-level committee on demographic changes, led by retired Justice P.P. Naolekar, will examine causes and impacts of demographic shifts, including illegal immigration, across India. The panel will visit metropolitan, industrial, and border areas and recommend policy frameworks to address the issue within a year.
India's Home Ministry constitutes a High-Level Committee to study demographic changes caused by illegal immigration, focusing on impacts in urban, industrial, and tribal areas, and to suggest border security and deportation strategies.
The National Audit Office has warned that England's falling birthrate is creating a surplus of school places and will lead to a £1bn reduction in pupil funding over the next three years. The DfE only began specifically tracking demographic risks in 2024, despite primary enrolments falling since 2018, with a further 7% decline expected by 2030. The report forecasts funding cuts of £288m in 2027, £410m in 2028 and £334m in 2029, prompting concerns about school closures and mergers affecting educational quality.
