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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...


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
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

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...


Namrata Raju
Jan 81 min read
Sounds and sites of street vending
Street vendors and hawkers that dot city pavements often lend to cities unique identities even as they remain largely informal, facing...


Mansi Bhaktwani
Dec 27, 20242 min read
India's 2024 Climate Story
India has seen a major rise in extreme weather events, recording heat waves, cold waves, cyclones, lightning, heavy rainfall, floods, and...


Ritwika Mitra and Deekshith R Pai
Dec 13, 20241 min read
Sinking islands, Empty houses
Thousands of people have migrated from Ghoramara in the eco-fragile Sundarbans _ the world’s largest mangrove vegetation _ as the island...


Roli Srivastava
Nov 27, 20241 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...


Namrata Raju
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...

Swara Garge and Prakhar Dobhal
Nov 14, 20241 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...


Deekshith Pai and Mansi Bhaktwani
Nov 7, 20241 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...


Esha Roy
Oct 29, 20241 min read
The help desks of rural Jharkhand
Nagarik Sahayta Kendras, a collaboration between civil society organisations and the government, were launched to help villagers get jobs...


Namrata Raju
Oct 16, 20241 min read
G is for Gig Work
In the second part of the 'L is for Labour' series, a look at the precarity of gig workers and their often overlooked importance in urban...


Swara Garge and Prakhar Dobhal
Oct 10, 20241 min read
Playing god
In the migrant neighbourhoods of New Delhi, workers don the role of characters from the Ramayana, enthralling audiences with their...


Anuradha Nagaraj
Oct 7, 20241 min read
The Garment Workers' Daily Grind
The readymade garment sector provides financial stability to women workers, largely migrants, but they often face harsh targets and poor...


Mansi Bhaktwani
Sep 20, 20241 min read
The Ration Card Conundrum
Mansi Bhaktwani The One Nation, One Ration Card is a Central Government scheme launched in 2018 by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food...


Swara Garge and Prakhar Dobhal
Sep 17, 20241 min read
E-rickshaw - Stopped in their tracks
Prakhar Dobhal Swara Garge The Transport Department of the Delhi government is impounding and dismantling unregistered e-rickshaws in the...


Namrata Raju
Sep 11, 20241 min read
Demystifying Domestic Work in India
No offer letter, no fixed salary, no fixed hours, or fixed monthly leaves. This form of informality of labour is all around us, even...


Esha Roy
Jul 8, 20241 min read
The cost of going green
As brick kilns close for cleaner air, a race for jobs

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