Why Mumbai’s rain is a public health risk
A new study maps deaths during the infamous monsoon flooding in Mumbai and finds that rainfall claimed as many deaths as cancer in the 2006-2015 period
December 2025
How Delhi’s construction labourers survive toxic air and anti-pollution curbs
Delhi runs on the labour of nearly a million migrant construction workers, toiling outdoors even as pollution peaks each winter. But when authorities halt building activity to curb toxic air, these workers are the first to lose their livelihoods.
One nation, fragmented rations: Migration and food (in)security in Bengaluru
The One Nation One Ration Card scheme, initiated in 2019, is still to deliver on its promise of food security to itinerant workers
What happens to life after coal?
An 800-kilometre journey across Jharkhand’s coal-affected districts took the idea of Just Transition directly to communities, opening conversations on life beyond coal.
Saudi, migrants and FIFA 2034
South Asian migrants form the backbone of Saudi Arabia’s low-wage workforce as the kingdom prepares to host the 2034 men’s FIFA World Cup. But labour rights campaigners are warning of risks: dangerous working conditions, debt-laden recruitment, and forced labour.
Road to nowhere: J&K highway closures bring migrant and farmer incomes to a halt
The dependence of farmers on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, a road prone to landslides, has long been a point of concern. It’s closure for three weeks due to record rainfall and landslides earlier this year left seasonal migrants stranded without work and farmers with damaged crops
