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No place to call home
Repeated floods in north Bihar have fuelled migration of men, and displaced their families repeatedly as swelling rivers swallow land...

Nidhi Jamwal
Oct 22, 20249 min read


Rural help desks yield bumper crops, increase incomes
Nagarik Sahayta Kendras, a collaboration between civil society organisations and the government, were launched to help villagers get jobs...

Esha Roy
Oct 17, 202416 min read


G is for Gig Work
In the second part of the 'L is for Labour' series, a look at the precarity of gig workers and their often overlooked importance in urban...
Namrata Raju
Oct 16, 20241 min read


Why India needs to understand Bangladesh's climate vulnerability
Countries can no longer plan climate adaptation in isolation. The India-Bangaldesh climate migration pattern shows the need for nations...

Rishabh Shrivastava
Oct 14, 20245 min read


Old and Lonely in Bundelkhand
In the remote villages of Bundelkhand, elderly parents face an uphill struggle after their children migrate in search of work Sneha...
Sneha Richhariya
Oct 14, 20241 min read


Playing god
In the migrant neighbourhoods of New Delhi, workers don the role of characters from the Ramayana, enthralling audiences with their...
Swara Garge and Prakhar Dobhal
Oct 10, 20241 min read


The Garment Workers' Daily Grind
The readymade garment sector provides financial stability to women workers, largely migrants, but they often face harsh targets and poor...
Anuradha Nagaraj
Oct 7, 20241 min read


Work and Worship
Hundreds of people migrate from rural West Bengal to Kolkata to meet the spike in demand for labour during its biggest celebration of the...

Tanmoy Bhaduri
Oct 7, 20245 min read


'We worship our trees and rocks'
The story of a village collective that is tapping decades-old laws to financially empower tribal villages Roli Srivastava Deekshith R...
Roli Srivastava, Deekshith R Pai
Oct 3, 20241 min read


Cholera outbreak spotlights poor working conditions in Goa's fish sector
MUMBAI, Maharashtra: Goa’s fisheries minister last month directed boat owners at the Cutbona jetty to build toilets with proper...

Mansi Bhaktwani
Oct 3, 20245 min read


Dharavi revamp: Migrants fear a new way of life, loss of livelihood
In the streets and warehouses of Asia’s largest slum, migrant workers who make up for a large part of the slum’s population, reflect on...

Aarefa Johari
Oct 3, 202413 min read


Expensive data disconnects migrants
Sharp increases in mobile tariffs are straining the budgets of migrant workers in cities like Bengaluru, making it harder for them to...
Amoolya Rajappa
Sep 30, 20247 min read


How politics over jobs alienates migrants
Low-income migrant workers are the first victims of domicile job quotas, which experts say is a populist approach to garner votes but...

Anuja
Sep 26, 20248 min read


'Jungle is our Life': The Story of a Village Collective
India gives tribal villages rights over forest land and its produce but the laws have been poorly implemented. A union of villages in...

Roli Srivastava
Sep 26, 202412 min read


Does climate change sway elections? The answer might surprise you.
Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar Economic problems remain top priority for most voters, but climate change has become an important issue for...
Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar
Sep 23, 20245 min read


The Ration Card Conundrum
Mansi Bhaktwani The One Nation, One Ration Card is a Central Government scheme launched in 2018 by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food...
Divya S
Sep 20, 20241 min read


Unpacking the migrant economy
What can migrants’ earnings buy? In Odisha, migrant workers are bringing in as much or more financial resources as the government spends...

Liby Johnson
Sep 20, 20249 min read


Capturing the colours of life in a coal mine
Sneha Richhariya Artist Ajay Chakradhar recently held an exhibition in Delhi, showcasing his art that reflects the life and challenges of...

Sneha Richhariya
Sep 18, 20241 min read


E-rickshaw - Stopped in their tracks
Swara Garge and Prakhar Dobhal The Transport Department of the Delhi government is impounding and dismantling unregistered e-rickshaws in...
Swara Garge and Prakhar Dobhal
Sep 17, 20241 min read


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

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