The generations-old practice of sun-drying and storing vegetables ensures the food security of the Bhil community in the region, but...

Migrant worker communities in cities occupy precarious residences, ranging from informal rentals, employer-provided rooms or squatting on...

T he Indian government has this month officially notified the 2027 census, ending years of delay. But low income migrant workers have...

In Kanthaliya, a small pottery village in Murshidabad, West Bengal, reverse migration is reviving a centuries-old craft, creating jobs,...

River erosion in Assam renders tens of thousands landless every year. Rehabilitation is a solution, but the state’s promises and policies...

It’s not just rising temperatures—moisture, unpredictability, and urbanisation are reshaping how India experiences heat. Vaishnavi...

The Migration Bulletin is a monthly round-up that compiles news and developments pertaining to India’s migrant workforce from across...

The trajectory of labour employment in the manufacturing sector—from formal to unorganized—has deepened worker insecurities and raises...

Surging tourism brings income and migrants — but also crowds, traffic, and climate strain — prompting new restrictions in a town...

The gradual disappearance of these trees, a part of the union territory’s  heritage, has impacted the sericulture trade and led to...

A grandmother traces her grandfather’s migration journey  from over a century ago to better understand her equal love for avial, payasam...

As  heatwaves sweep across large swathes of India, Aditya Valiathan Pillai, a doctoral researcher at King’s College London discusses Heat...

Domestic workers, largely women, go from their family to another family system to slave. There is an urgent need to regulate their wages,...

Scorching heat in Ludhiana grips migrant workers walking, cycling or taking buses to work – and even an early morning ride is a losing...

Cooking can be a negotiation between customs from the village, the cost of ingredients, and the availability of familiar produce in...

In North Delhi, at the foot of the Bhalswa landfill, women waste pickers battle deadly heatwaves, toxic fumes, and crumbling health every...

On the dusty outskirts of Mahemdavad, Gujarat, a three-year-old's death in a brick kiln peeled back the multiple layers of bonded labour,...

Workers in spinning mills suffer from headaches, dehydration, infections and worse due to intense heat, poor ventilation and a lack of...

Forest and tiger conservation programmes are leading to the relocation and evictions of tribal communities from their homelands, forcing...

As India incentivises electric vehicles to cut emissions, auto repair workers face uncertainty, with many at risk of being left behind in...