Digital Population Clock

About Digital Population Clock:

• It will access real-time estimates of Karnataka’s and population of India.
• The project was jointly taken up by ISEC, and the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).
• It would update the figures of the state’s population every 1.10 minutes (one minute 10 seconds) and the country’s population every two seconds.
• It aims to increase awareness of population dynamics and provide accurate data for research.
• The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) is installing similar clocks in 18 Population Research Centres across India.
• The clock has been equipped with a satellite connection for precise timekeeping. It operates autonomously with all necessary components integrated into the system.
• It is also equipped with state-of-the-art software and tools to facilitate detailed demographic studies.
• Significance: The clock will play a pivotal role in advancing our understanding of population trends.
• The new census data research workstation would further strengthen academic research, policy analysis, and capacity building in population studies.