From Australia to Africa, fences are stopping Earth’s great animal migrations

For time immemorial, many wildlife species have survived by undertaking heroic long-distance migrations. But many of these great migrations are …

Beyond progress

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Forced migration

A disaster the world prefers to forget

Forced migration: Lack of global political will poses challenge for proper response, says report

By the end of 2020, 86 per cent people displaced across borders lived in countries with developing economies.   

The women who are left behind

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Waking up to the horrors of child labour

Several groups are working among child workers in India, seeking to improve their working and living conditions

Farmers' long march to the city

A cash-strapped Chinese government is trying to prevent unpaid farmers from moving to the cities in search of more money.

'Television had promised rain'

RAMESH YADAV, migrant auto driver, converses with NITIN SETHI on drought, media, politics and migration

Out of Africa flashback: Is the world witnessing a migration wave due to lack of water?

Dry spells account for up to one-tenth of the increase in world migration

White butterflies are filling Johannesburg’s skies earlier than usual. Climate change is to blame

There is a strong statistical relationship between the arrival dates of the butterflies and the combination of minimum temperature and …

In nature's backyard

New eco-friendly market towns can stop downhill migration

Where cancer lurks

Incidence of leukaemia is higher among children when both the parents are migrants

How climate change could affect African migration patterns

There is belief among some that climate change drives human displacement, but research in Malawi suggests otherwise

Craning glory: Demoiselle cranes find sanctuary in Rajasthan village

Kheechan village on the edge of the Thar desert lies on the migration route of demoiselle cranes travelling from their breeding grounds in …

From the blurbs

Submerged by dams

Famine in motion

Growing urbanisation in East Asia exposes people to climate change impacts, says World Bank report

Poor urbanisation leads to increase in fossil fuel consumption, forces urban migrants to settle on land prone to natural disasters

Destination Bihar

Migration trends in Bihar are changing, causing labour shortage in several states. A few studies investigate the reasons and patterns

Water wise in Uttarakhand

Scientific implementation of developmental programmes is needed for the optimal utilisation of water resources

Trouble in Tripura

Restrictions on jhum cultivation, large-scale immigration and timber smuggling have made Tripura an environmentally poor state

Simply Put: Voting without voters

Watch how MGNREGA help villages beat poverty in Bundelkhand

Meegni & Himmatpura were troubled by water scarcity like several other villages of the region

What can be done to pacify public hostility toward immigrants?

Here's an excerpt from the author's book Blaming Immigrants: Nationalism and the Economics of Global Movement

World Food Day: Migration can be a strategy to overcome nutrition challenges

FAO advocates strengthening of agricultural value chains to create livelihood opportunities beyond primary agriculture in rural areas