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Clinging to a burning coalfield
“People have slipped into a fissure of fire and never returned”: Why Jharia’s residents choose to live on a burning land than relocate...
Saurav Kumar
Nov 29, 20247 min read


The fear of a green future?
Labour unions and worker rights' campaigners called for protection of livelihoods and preparing people for the future of work at the...
Roli Srivastava
Nov 27, 20241 min read


The brick and mortar of construction work
The construction industry is one of India's biggest employers but how well do we understand labourers? Namrata Raju The construction...
Namrata Raju
Nov 27, 20241 min read

'Green Does Not Mean Equal'
Campaigners at COP29 underway in Baku, Azerbaijan, speak on whether the climate summit will deliver on gender justice. Roli Srivastava...
Roli Srivastava
Nov 22, 20241 min read


The perils of plastic
Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar Can the Global Plastics Treaty protect the environment and also address the livelihoods and health of millions...
Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar
Nov 21, 20245 min read


Our daily bread: Rising pollution casts a shadow on Mumbai’s bakers
To switch from wood or wood scrap to alternate fuels to fire their ovens would increase production costs and impact the business of...
Mansi Bhaktwani, Prashant Nakwe
Nov 19, 20246 min read

The evolution of the migrant voice in Mumbai elections
Once a talking point in Mumbai elections, the anti-migrant poll rhetoric has now tapered down Hepzi Anthony
Hepzi Anthony
Nov 15, 20241 min read


Millionaire village: How forest ownership rights reshaped the fortunes of a tribal village
Pachgaon village in Maharashtra has tapped its forest to start a bamboo business, create jobs and arrest migration. The village pays...
Roli Srivastava
Nov 15, 202413 min read

Up in Smoke
Prakhar Dobhal Swara Garge Delhi's pollution has cast a shadow on the earnings of migrant workers who travel to the city every year...
Swara Garge and Prakhar Dobhal
Nov 14, 20241 min read


Longing, belonging
The story of human migration is a complex and difficult one to tell. But children’s authors are helping young readers understand the idea...
Vidya Mani
Nov 13, 20245 min read


Silent no more: women farm workers speak up for justice
Tribal women working under the exploitative ‘bhagiya’ system in Gujarat are very often sexually exploited by powerful landowners and...
Rohit Chauhan
Nov 11, 20247 min read


In recovery, away from home
A sanatorium in Goa becomes a refuge for migrant workers recuperating from tuberculosis Menaka Rao Margao TB Hospital in Goa. Menaka...
Menaka Rao
Nov 8, 20248 min read


The Rush To Go Home
The recent festival rush in trains is reflective of the challenges migrant workers face through the year on these journeys Deekshith Pai...
Deekshith Pai and Mansi Bhaktwani
Nov 7, 20241 min read


Inside Delhi’s Chhath circuits
Not all migrants travel back home to celebrate the biggest festival of Bihar - Chhath. Countless celebrations dot major cities like Delhi...
Anuja
Nov 5, 202410 min read


Migrant workers targeted in Kashmir
The Migration Bulletin is a monthly round-up that captures issues related to migration that have been reported on various media...
Mansi Bhaktwani
Nov 5, 20245 min read

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