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Nidhi jamwal and Naveen kumar manoharan
2 days ago1 min read
Migrant workers & the data gap: the climate question
In 2020, an estimated 14 million people in the country were forced to migrate as a consequence of extreme weather events. But climate...


Anuj Behal
2 days ago9 min read
The Merchants of Kumbh
The recently concluded Kumbh mela drew not just pilgrims but toy sellers, chaat makers and sanitation workers from across Uttar Pradesh...


Nidhi jamwal and Naveen kumar manoharan
6 days ago1 min read
Migrant workers and the data gap
M igrant workers contribute to nearly 10% of India’s GDP, but there is no real estimate on their exact numbers. Why is counting migrants...


Namrata Raju
6 days ago1 min read
Should I stay or should I go?
In states like Uttarakhand, the dire impacts of climate change are equally felt by those who have to leave home, and those who find...


Mahima Jain
6 days ago12 min read
Amid deportations, an Indian state offers lessons in safe migration
From orientation training for prospective migrants to bilateral agreements, Kerala’s unique department for its non-resident citizens is...


Hrishikesh Patil
Feb 277 min read
The avoidable tragedy of Maharashtra’s Katkari tribe
A lack of awareness and institutional support has precluded the tribal Katkari community from the benefits of the progressive Forest...


Mansi Bhaktwani
Feb 245 min read
Social security and healthcare benefits for the growing gig sector
The Migration Bulletin is a monthly round-up that compiles migration news from across various publications. In the sixth edition, we look...


Mansi Bhaktwani
Feb 2410 min read
At a crossroad, a green signal for learning
A school under a flyover at one of the busiest traffic junctions in Thane has created rare opportunities for their students and alumni,...


Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar
Feb 217 min read
Gaslighting: Is India’s LPG program a model for developing countries?
Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar Access to LPG in India has expanded to almost a 100 million families living below the poverty line on the back...


Hepzi Anthony
Feb 171 min read
A sea of migrants on Mumbai's docks
Mumbai's fishing sector workers are former daily wage labourers, farmers and also tailors from across the country, who are drawn to this...


Urvashi Sarkar
Feb 146 min read
For many, migration itself is a form of climate adaptation: Amitav Ghosh
Writer Amitav Ghosh’s latest book - Wild Fictions - explores themes of climate change, migration, the forces of empire and greed of...


Namrata Raju
Feb 101 min read
Working hours and the working class
Various industrialists have suggested that Indians should work longer hours for success. But how hard do Indians actually work? Namrata Raju


Maitreyee Boruah
Feb 76 min read
Fixing India’s heat-stressed agriculture
Agriculture is India’s biggest employer but the sector has for years been wilting under the weight of rising heat and droughts. What is...


Rishabh Shrivastava
Feb 76 min read
Making a case for climate action
In its latest economic survey, India spotlights expenditure on climate adaptation and why rich countries must pay up, but in its budget...


Roli Srivastava and Milou Dirkx
Feb 48 min read
Germany and India join forces to bridge the green skills gap – but youth might not engage
Germany, with an ageing population, is increasingly looking outwards to find skilled workers to fill its green labour gap, mainly India....

Salim Attar and Mritunjay Kumar
Jan 311 min read
Pomegranate blooms in the desert, creates jobs
Pomegranate farming in the past decade in water-starved Barmer has yielded gains for farmers and created a new migration corridor between...


Rakhi Ghosh and Deekshith Pai
Jan 311 min read
Trapped in the protection net
The Odisha government's sustained efforts to protect the vulnerable olive ridley turtles has yielded results. Now local fishermen, forced...


Amoolya Rajappa
Jan 317 min read
In Bengaluru’s migrant colony, babies have a poor shot at vaccination
Living conditions and the burden of daily wage work prevent young migrant mothers from availing state health services, including...


Hepzi Anthony
Jan 317 min read
Meandering in deep waters, their boats half empty
Marine fishing becomes a longer and more excruciating exercise for the fishermen off the Mumbai coast as a good catch becomes elusive...


Aarefa Johari
Jan 2910 min read
India’s heritage keepers seek new future for their children
Restoration work of historical buildings in India has depended on traditional, caste-based skills of workers, but they are no longer as...

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