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Mahima Jain
5 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...


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,...


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...


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....


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...


Mansi Bhaktwani
Jan 274 min read
Are Migrants Returning Home Due To Improved Economic Opportunity?
The Migration Bulletin is a monthly round-up that captures issues related to migration that have been reported on various media...


Maitreyee Boruah
Jan 2711 min read
‘Death follows us like a shadow’
As families await news on their loved ones trapped in the recent Kalamati mine accident in Assam, illegal rat hole mining continues to be...


Aishwarya Mohanty
Jan 247 min read
Migration to equality: How Kerala has emerged as the great caste leveller
Higher wages and a more equitable work experience is drawing some of the most marginalised communities from Odisha’s Ganjam to Kerala ...


Rakhi Ghosh
Jan 2410 min read
The sea out of bounds, Odisha fisherfolk swim in unfamiliar waters
A long fishing ban to protect the vulnerable olive ridley sea turtles coupled with growing climate risks has thrown up a conservation...


Sonu Pandey
Jan 177 min read
Love and longing at metro rail construction sites
After long hours of work, informal labourers employed to build metro networks in cities struggle with exhaustion and loneliness Sonu...


Esha Roy
Jan 1015 min read
In migration-prone Uttarakhand, a fresh crop of women leaders
Many villages in this Himalayan state have had their fortunes turned around by all-woman Gram Panchayats Esha Roy Members of the Pachisi...


Mansi Bhaktwani
Jan 87 min read
‘Climate justice lens is key to planning cities better’
As India grapples with weather extremes, the country must use an inclusive lens in its climate action plans and strategies to protect...


Shreehari Paliath
Dec 27, 202413 min read
Caste on my plate
Surat’s textile hub survives on the labour of tens of thousands of Odia migrant workers, mostly from Ganjam. They carry with them the...


Aishwarya Mohanty
Dec 23, 20249 min read
Of caste, climate and the creation of one of India’s busiest migration corridors
For decades, tens of thousands of people from Ganjam in Odisha have flocked to Surat for work. But migration is not an option all can...


Anuj Behal and Anshul Rai Sharma
Dec 20, 20248 min read
Out of focus
Street photographers have for decades captured memories for tourists visiting the India Gate, but the Central Vista project in New Delhi...


Hepzi Anthony
Dec 20, 20248 min read
Fumes, disease, debt: Life in Asia’s largest dumping ground
Breathing toxic air is not a seasonal but a daily reality for residents of a sprawling slum in a Mumbai suburb located next to a massive...


Aishwarya Tripathi and Dharmendra Rajpoot
Dec 16, 202411 min read
From riches to rags: The making of new migrants
As the flooded river Sharda cuts aways into land and homes in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri, farmers prepare to migrate for the first...

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