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MIGRATION NEWS

Europe's migration debate is no longer just about borders

July 10, 2026 7:29 pm

Remigration was once part of the vocabulary of the far-right. Today, it is increasingly influencing Europe's mainstream politics on migration

Why haven't these birds left yet? Thousands of migratory waders are still in Mumbai's wetlands

June 25, 2026 12:19 pm

Large flocks of sand plovers, curlew sandpipers and other long-distance migrants continue to linger in the MMR weeks after they would normally have departed for breeding grounds across Central Asia and the Arctic.

The hands that built India can rebuild Bihar

May 14, 2026 11:41 am

With dignity, skill, and state support behind them, its vishwakarmas can turn migration from a story of compulsion into one of confidence, pride, and renewal

Top 10 international migration corridors: India-UAE and India-US rank among world’s largest migrant routes

May 09, 2026 6:42 pm

Top 10 international migration corridors list: The report noted that international migrants made up 3.7% of the world’s population in 2024, a small rise from 2.9% in 1990.

World Migration Report 2026: Top 10 countries receiving highest remittances; India tops the list

May 07, 2026 6:52 pm

Top 10 countries receiving highest remittances: India remained far ahead of every other country in remittance inflows during 2024. The amount the country received has risen sharply over the years, increasing from $83.15 billion in 2020 to $137.67 billion in 2024.

Blind spot in India's migration governance – a whole-of-journey approach

April 17, 2026 12:27 pm

One reason is that India’s governance architecture was not built around migrants' journeys, whether across districts or across borders

In ‘Kohrra 2’, migration, like the winter fog

March 07, 2026 1:21 am

Kohrra 2 embodies Punjab’s bidirectional migration profile: A destination for inter-state migrant workers from Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh while simultaneously being a source region for global migration to Canada, the US and the UK.

Changing name of labour department is not enough. Bihar needs to take its migration problem seriously

December 18, 2025 12:21 pm

Bihar’s administrative realignment signals a shift in thinking. Its impact will depend on how effectively recognition translates into action

Govt to begin year-long national migration survey from July 2026

November 13, 2025 9:37 pm

As per the most recent migration data collected by the statistics ministry from July 2020 to June 2021 as part of its Periodic Labour Force Survey, India’s migration rate – or the percentage of migrants in the population – was 28.9%.

‘Follow legal routes to go abroad’: MEA’s protector general of emigrants tells Punjab youth

November 07, 2025 5:28 pm

The MEA launches an awareness program on ‘Safe and Legal Mobility’ in Jalandhar.

MIGRATION PHOTOS

Artists explore notions of identity through their works

September 02, 2021 5:46 pm

The exhibition titled Plot-Points explored the ever-evolving notion of identity and status through the ecologies of migration, land, and power

MIGRATION VIDEOS

What is the Assam NRC and what it means to be left out of it

June 22, 2020 6:20 pm

With 40 lakh people being left out of the Assam NRC, there is a huge debate on what their future is. Here's a look at what the Assam NRC is and how the government is addressing the controversies.

News in Numbers: Skilled migration from India to US

June 22, 2020 6:23 pm

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