A  unique initiative to register migrant workers and connect them with social security schemes was launched in Jharkhand in 2020. Five...

The Odisha government's sustained efforts to protect the vulnerable olive ridley turtles has yielded results. Now local fishermen, forced to migrate because of long bans on fishing , want to be included in protecting the species. Rakhi Ghosh Deekshith Pai

Thousands of people have migrated from Ghoramara in the eco-fragile Sundarbans _ the world’s largest mangrove vegetation _ as the island has shrunk to a fourth of its original size Ritwika Mitra Deekshith R Pai

The recent festival rush in trains is reflective of the challenges migrant workers face through the year on these journeys Deekshith Pai Mansi Bhaktwani Over 3,000 special festival trains have been added by the Northern Railway this year to help ease the rush between October 1 and November 30. To facilitate travel for those heading home for Diwali and Chhath Puja, 195 special trains were run between 26 Oct to 7 Nov this year compared to 138 last year during the same period. A

The story of a village collective that is tapping decades-old laws to financially empower tribal villages Roli Srivastava Deekshith R Pai  Zendepar, a tiny hamlet of 300 residents, is the latest village in Korchi taluka (cluster) in the lushly wooded Gadchiroli district to exert its legal right on forest land. It has ventured to do this on the back of rare wins scored in recent years by neighbouring villages—victories that were extracted by tapping into decades-old Indian law

A small village in Rajasthan built a wall to arrest rainwater runoffs, tapping into MGNREGA and showing that this social welfare scheme is an effective climate action tool as extreme weather events of floods and droughts become more and more frequent. Rural India can brace itself better for these climate uncertainties with the effective use of MGNREGA funds. Video footage: Roli Srivastava, Biliya Panchayat Video Editor and Producer: @deekshithrpai956

The footage in this video has been shot by migrant women workers in the sugarcane fields of Maharashtra to tell the story of the challenges they face on the field, the long hours they have to put in and the lack of safety on these fields. This video footage was provided to The Migration Story by @SOPPECOM and you can see the original video here:     Video credit: Deekshith R Pai Footage credit: Women migrant workers on sugarcane fields Original video: Thanks to @soppecom   fo

In this teaser, founders of The Migration Story give a sneak peek into what lies ahead. Credit: Sound & music: @btrpt9738   Illustration:...

Visual artist Richa Arya tells the story of migrant women workers in Asia's largest garment recycling hub - Panipat in Haryana - who are working harder to disassemble fast fashion discards for recycling, but earning less. Story and Video: Deekshith R Pai Full story: www.themigrationstory.com

Deekshith Pai An installation by visual artist Richa Arya at a recent exhibition in Goa. Deekshith R Pai/The Migration Story Goa: The exhibit is a 15-feet tall installation of a woman carrying a heavy load, made of metal scraps that are stitched together. The second installation shows two women busily cutting, their hands moving in an illusion of motion.  Alongside, there are worn-out clothes, yarn and buttons scraped from garments. And, together they tell the story of women