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Working hours and the working class
Various industrialists have suggested that Indians should work longer hours for success. But how hard do Indians actually work? Namrata Raju
Namrata Raju
Feb 101 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...

Rishabh Shrivastava
Feb 76 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...

Maitreyee Boruah
Feb 76 min read


Germany and India join forces to bridge the green skill 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....
Roli Srivastava and Milou Dirkx
Feb 38 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...
Salim Attar and Mritunjay Kumar
Jan 311 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...
Rakhi Ghosh and Deekshith Pai
Jan 311 min read


Fear of side effects, loss of wages fuel ‘zero-dose’ babies in Bengaluru’s migrant colony
Living conditions and the burden of daily wage work prevent young migrant mothers from availing state health services, including...
Amoolya Rajappa
Jan 317 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...

Hepzi Anthony
Jan 317 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...

Aarefa Johari
Jan 2910 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...

Mansi Bhaktwani
Jan 274 min read


‘Death follows us like a shadow’
As families await news on their loved ones trapped in the recent Kalamati mine accident, illegal rat hole mining continues to be the only...

Maitreyee Boruah
Jan 2711 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...

Hepzi Anthony
Jan 271 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...

Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar
Jan 246 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 ...

Aishwarya Mohanty
Jan 247 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...

Rakshi Gosh
Jan 2410 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...
Anuradha Nagaraj
Jan 201 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...

Sonu Pandey
Jan 177 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...

Esha Roy
Jan 915 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...

Mansi Bhaktwani
Jan 87 min read


Sounds and sites of street vending
The fourth in our L is for Labour series unpacks the ingredients of street vending work in India, also examining issues like informality...
Namrata Raju
Jan 81 min read

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