No legal identity for a billion people globally, says UN body

International Organization for Migration holds meet for promoting dialogue between countries of origin and destination

Migration sounding alarm bells in the West

Australia’s offer of climate migration to Tuvalu residents is groundbreaking – and could be a lifeline across the Pacific

Under the treaty, Australia will implement a special visa arrangement to allow Tuvaluans to work, study and live in Australia

COVID-19: Headline management will not work

If the poor are hit today, the rich — who started this transmission in the first place in most cases — will be …

An empire withers away

Recent findings suggest the Akkadian empire, which once flourished on the banks of the Euphrates, collapsed because of a sudden dearth of water.

European bird pioneers new route

The European blackcap has dramatically changed its migration pattern, flying to a new site, more than 1,000 km north of the region where it …

Improving village life will keep villager home

Voluntary agencies will have to come up with ways to make the village peaceful and productive. Only a satisfying life in the village will prevent …

When "ignorants" show the way

Tribal herdsmen, who are naturally closer to nature, can lead on the path towards sustainability

Climate change can force 216 million people to migrate within their own countries by 2050

Decisive collective action can reduce climate migration by as much as 80%

Transboundary climate change, adaptation risks in Africa over next 10 years of great concern among policymakers: Survey

Insecurity from climate crises perceived as risk with most severe consequences

Balangir's distressed migrants

From a resource-rich area to a metaphor for poverty, the Balangir district of Orissa has covered a long distance. Plausibly, it is this journey …

Climate change effect: Northern climes no longer safe haven for migratory animals

The population of migratory species declines as moving to the north proves to be less beneficial and potentially dangerous

4 charts show Venezuela's worsening migrant crisis

The exodus impacts even those who haven’t left. Many schools and medical centers have closed throughout the country due to lack …

Bridging the rural-urban divide

Instead of setting overambitious targets, the government should ensure speedy implementation of the Rurban Mission

Small ancestry

Europeans descended from just 50 African migrants

Sea strikes

Continuous pounding of the coasts of Victoria island in Nigeria by the Atlantic ocean threatens its safety

MGNREGA budget cut sends wrong signal, goes against Odisha’s successful policy experiment

Collaborative MGNREGA implementation in Odisha improved livelihoods; such efforts will be discouraged by budget cut

Forced displacement is the new norm in India

Extreme weather events have been triggering widespread internal displacement for years now. Now COVID-19 adds to the pressure

The other side of migration

INDIA'S INDUSTRIAL CITIES: ESSAYS IN ECONOMY AND DEMOGRAPHY Nigel Crook Publisher: Oxford University Press, Delhi Price: Rs 240

The land rush

STRUGGLE FOR LAND AND THE FATE OF THE FORESTS Edited by Marcus Colchester and Larry Lohmann Publisher: The World Rainforest Movement, Malaysia, …

Homeless blues

THE STATE OF THE WORLD’S REFUGEES. A HUMANITARIAN AGENDA·UNHCR, Oxford University Press, UK·Rs 625

COVID-19 impacted global migration trend in 2020: UN report

The number of emigrants increased to 281 million in 2020 from 272 million in 2019

Climate disasters displace more people than conflicts now: World Migration Report 2022

In India, disasters displaced 4 million people in 2020

Climate Migration primarily in middle income, agri-dependent countries: Study

Study can go long way in pinpointing future hot spots for climate-induced migration

Whose land?