Dump yard in elephant corridor poses threat to wild animals
The dump yard is attracting animals for food and has waste of an entire town of a population of about 50,000 people
Will the Paris climate deal include issue of forced climate migration?
Experts say that displacement and migration occurs because of the failure of adaptation in most vulnerable countries and, therefore, should be …
City on trial
Chandigarh resists luxury residential project but fails to rehabilitate its slum population to preserve its master plan
From quarters to kothis: A migrant couple’s journey to nowhere
Safety nets of millions of migrant workers came apart as COVID-19 lockdown came into force
Climate shocks, conflicts worsen displacement in Mozambique: UNHCR
Mozambique dealing with climate-induced migration in south, conflict-induced migration in north
Extreme weather events in India made women, children more vulnerable to modern slavery, flags report
Cyclones in India, particularly in the Sundarbans, made locals vulnerable to traffickers and drove them into forced labour, the report …
National migrant policy: A good first draft
NITI Aayog’s draft national migrant policy takes a rights-based approach and discusses importance of collective action to help migrants …
Climate change and water: Ripple marks
People with lower socio-economic status, migrants and refugees are most vulnerable to the impact of climate change on water
Climate crisis, air and water pollution emerging threats to children: Unicef
Global climate crisis is threatening children's basic rights — a clean environment to live in, clean air to breathe, water to drink and …
Camel dairying: The solution to rescuing Rajasthan’s state animal
If demand for camel milk rises, more livelihoods could be supported and more camel herds saved
How can Jharkhand fight distress migration?
The collapse of natural assets is fuelling migration in the state. A recent study throws light on problems faced by tribal communities, …
Report paints thought-provoking picture of developing world due to climate change
The report says that climate change threatens the economic growth trajectories of India, Bangladesh and Indonesia
COVID-19: Will Uttarakhand be able to provide work to its migrant population?
More than 330,000 people have returned to their villages so far, with Almora and Pauri Garhwal districts getting the greatest number of returnees
Uttarakhand’s ghost village: Where nobody returned despite COVID-19 lockdown
Baluni village in Pauri district was in the limelight around two-and-a-half years ago, when Shyama Prasad — its last resident — also left
COVID-19: Link between migrants, development goals becomes more clear
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic effects the unorganised work force the most: Research work, policy measures needed to quantify …
Marine heatwaves don’t just hit coral reefs. They can cause chaos on the seafloor
Over 90% of the heat trapped by greenhouse gases has gone into our oceans, resulting in more intense and frequent heatwaves
Reverse migration: How MGNREGA has raised Barmani’s water table
People in Sidhi district now farm 10 months a year; even those who had quit farming are returning to it
A new epoch: Human population to peak in 44 years
Global population estimated to touch 9.73 bln in 2064, then decline to 8.79 bln in 36 years
Will climate-induced migration feature at COP21?
People in small island nations and vulnerable deltas, which perhaps had no role in the greenhouse gas emissions changing the world's climate, are …
COVID-19 exposes fault lines in peri-urban areas
Lack of sanitation awareness prevails at a greater extent here; it is unclear how COVID-19-centric awareness campaigns will influence behavioral …
China needs immigrants
If present trends continue, China is expected to lose more than a third of its 1.4 billion population
COVID-19 has made the invisible visible
Migrants make economies tick and now with their return there are many questions about the future of work, of …
Why Rajasthan's camel protection law is not enough to save its camels
Since the law does nothing to provide for the welfare of camels and their breeders, the government must take over from the Raika their …
Baluni in pictures
Uttarakhand has a number of ‘ghost villages’, where residents have left behind their homes to search for a better life in big cities. There …
Study finds most Himalayan birds migrate downslope, but climate impact may affect it
Researchers studied 302 Himalayan species over the span of 10 years to analyse migrational patterns