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Maitreyee Boruah
29 minutes ago6 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
29 minutes ago6 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
3 days ago8 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
7 days ago1 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
7 days ago1 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
7 days ago7 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
7 days ago7 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...


Hepzi Anthony
Jan 271 min read
'Migrants comprise more than 70% of Mumbai's fish sector workforce'
One of Mumbai's oldest inhabitants, the Koli community, no longer wants their children to inherit the fishing trade, creating a vacuum...


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 ...


Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar
Jan 246 min read
Drill, baby, drill: What Trump could mean for the global climate agenda
Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar US exit from the Paris Agreement leaves a global leadership vacuum, butoffers an opportunity for other countries...


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...


Anuradha Nagaraj
Jan 201 min read
The Reporters' Dilemma
How do you tell stories of migrants, show the world their personal journeys and challenges and not come across as intrusive? Reporters...


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...


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...


Amoolya Rajappa
Dec 30, 20247 min read
‘We couldn’t bear the shame of not repaying our debts, so we left’
Migrant workers across South-Asian countries tap into savings, depend on family or borrow from informal moneylenders to cope with the...

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