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In Odisha’s Adivasi areas, farmers fish their way back home
A state-run fish farming scheme in Odisha creates livelihood opportunity in drought-hit villages, brings migrants home Abhijit Mohanty...

Abhijit Mohanty
Sep 13, 202410 min read


Rising risks and some solutions
The Migration Bulletin is a fortnightly round-up that captures issues related to migration that have been reported on various media...

The Migration Story
Sep 11, 20246 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...

Namrata Raju
Sep 11, 20241 min read


'Climate action must be mindful of zero poverty and zero hunger goals'
Climate scientist Anjan Ray unpacks India’s clean energy goals, the impact of green energy projects on local communities and what the...

Roli Srivastava
Sep 6, 20241 min read


“The machines have taken over our work”
The livelihoods of an estimated 15 lakh farm workers in Punjab – not counting the thousands of migrant labourers in the state - are at...

Sanskriti Talwar
Sep 4, 202411 min read


The Migration Bulletin
This fortnightly round-up will capture issues related to migration that have been reported on various media platforms. In its first...
Compiled by Mansi Bhaktwani
Aug 30, 20244 min read


'Who will till your land?'
Hostility towards migrant farm workers in Punjab villages raises livelihood and dignity concerns Arshdeep Arshi Migrant workers Sikandar...

Arshdeep Arshi
Aug 29, 20247 min read


Dream or curse: Can the Olympics be good for local communities?
I n his recent Independence Day address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi championed India’s capacity to host the 2036 Olympic Games. “It is...

Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar
Aug 26, 20246 min read


'We steered clear of migrant stereotypes'
Filmmaker Prateek Prajosh talks about his recent Kannada film 'Chilli Chicken' that is winning praise for its sensitive portrayal of...

Subha J Rao
Aug 26, 20241 min read


The climate clean-up debate
Poor countries bear the unequal burden of the impact of climate change, which is at the centre of the Global North versus Global South...

Rishabh Shrivastava
Aug 23, 20246 min read


Migrant workers head to the Valley to beat the heat
Bedmakers, construction workers and street vendors landed in Kashmir in larger numbers this year as relentless heatwaves swept across...

Mohammad Aatif Ammad Kanth
Aug 23, 20248 min read


Inside Delhi's Momo Capital
In the heart of Delhi, the welcoming urban village of Chirag Dilli, has given an address to countless migrants from the northeast, who...

Anuj Behal
Aug 16, 20247 min read


‘Yesterday, my dear departed for Calcutta’
The death of a Bhojpuri singer this summer is a blow to the already dying folk tradition that reflects the historical reality of millions...

Simit Bhagat
Aug 14, 20246 min read


The invisible victims of Pune’s Porsche crash
Migrant workers in the city’s bars and pubs have become jobless following government action against places serving liquor Varsha...

Varsha Torgalkar
Aug 9, 20246 min read


Wayanad: Lost in the Landslide
Video producers: Prakhar Dobhal, Swara Garge Footage: Jais Jacob Wayanad has an estimated 100,000 migrant workers, who were amongst the...
Prakhar Dobhal, Swara Garge, Jais Jacob
Aug 7, 20241 min read


The Worry About Warming Waters
Millions of people in India live near the coastline, many depend on the fisheries sector for a living, and they will be the worst hit as...

Rishabh Shrivastava, Nidhi Jamwal, Naveen Kumar Manoharan
Aug 5, 20241 min read


Solar pumps lift salt farmers out of diesel-fuelled poverty
Agarias, the traditional salt farmers of the Little Rann of Kutch, shift to renewable energy to produce salt, breaking free from decades...

Suchak Patel
Aug 2, 20248 min read


For the love of God
Many small traders who migrated to Ayodhya decades ago are returning to their villages having lost their shops to the town’s recent...

Jigyasa Mishra
Jul 26, 20246 min read


The 'climate cocktail' impacting worker health
More than 70 percent of the global workforce, is likely to be exposed to climate-change-related health hazards, says report Rishabh...

Rishabh Shrivastava
Jul 19, 20243 min read


Heirloom seeds take root, arrest migration from Madhya Pradesh village
As a shift to heirloom seeds and indigenous crops improves agricultural yields in Jhabua district, farmers are less dependent on migration..

Aishwarya Mohanty
Jul 12, 20246 min read

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