Policy on migration needed in India
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Youth Stress in Institutions of Higher Learning, Can Short-term Fixes Work?
Student distress is an increasingly recognised concern, poignantly reflected in the rising instances of student suicides across institutions of higher learning in India. Despite institutional mechanis...
ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS, BIODIVERSITY
Kaziranga and the Question of ESZ
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced plans to reduce the Kaziranga Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) to one km as opposed to the current 10 km. The state government’s intention has raised con...
Arunachal’s Wetland Wonder: Glaw Lake Earns India’s 101st Ramsar Recognition
Glaw Lake was recently designated as Arunachal Pradesh’s First and India’s 101st Ramsar Site. It is located within the Kamlang Tiger Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary. It hosts diverse flora and fauna sp...
IMPACT ARTICLES
Migrant Workers in Globalising India
Contrary to the widely held anticipation that post-reforms economics would give rise to significantly higher levels of migration within India, the initial post-reforms period did not witness a massive...
Climate Instability and Labour Migration in India
Climate-induced migration has put new emerging challenges for labour administration. Pre-existing regional inequalities, prevailing poverty levels, scattered and partial nature of existing labour laws...
Rural Migrants in the City
Rural migrants in urban India contribute to economic growth and development. Yet, they remain marginalised and are particularly vulnerable in certain contexts. It is argued that migrants’ contribution...
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Migrant Workers in Globalising India
Contrary to the widely held anticipation that post-reforms economics would give rise to significantly higher levels of migration within India, the initial post-reforms period did not witness a massive increase in the extent of migration. The 2001-2011 decade however, sees a substantial increase.
Climate Instability and Labour Migration in India
Climate-induced migration has put new emerging challenges for labour administration. Pre-existing regional inequalities, prevailing poverty levels, scattered and partial nature of existing labour laws, etc. alert us about further worsening of the vulnerable conditions of climate migrants.
