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MIGRATION AND POVERTY IN MUMBAI
'Never seen this in Mumbai': Video of people sleeping on Versova beach goes viral, sparks debate over public spacesA viral video of dozens sleeping on Mumbai's Versova Beach has sparked debate on housing, migration, and public space use. While some blame...
"Signal Shala": Mumbai flyover school offers big lifeline to street childrenA unique school operating from shipping containers in Mumbai provides education to children from marginalised communities. Many of these ch...
'Bengaluru aspires to join the first world, but...': Sridhar Vembu explains why growth in India's IT capital is killing itself amid flooded streetsBengaluru’s future is deeply entangled with India’s rural reality. Billionaire Sridhar Vembu has highlighted how unchecked rural migration,...
Explained: Where does Kamala Harris stand on immigration?With Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party's presidential candidate, her immigration policies are in the spotlight. Harris, the daughter of...
View: Migration, not MGNREGA, is India’s most successful anti-poverty programmeCensus data shows that individuals migrating for work rose from 30 million in 2001 to 41 million in 2011. This was the very period when Ind...
Economists demand a plan to turn crisis of reverse migration into an opportunityIndustry captains and economists suggest measures to turn this crisis into an opportunity.
Commercial power rates to see a big drop in Maharashtra from April 1To boost industries and ensure they do not migrate to other states, Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) announced a 10% dr...
Congress government sat on Rafale deal, eyeing kickbacks: Narendra ModiPM Narendra Modi Thursday blamed the previous Congress-led governments for the delays in acquiring military hardware.
Sponsoring green card for parents to get tougherThe proposal makes it mandatory for those filing for a status change to green card to submit the proposed new Form I-944.
A fifty year old phenomenon explained: Malayalee migration to Gulf builds the new KeralaSome 10 per cent of Kerala’s population or about 2.4 million Malayalees are sending home about Rs one lakh crore every year from the Gulf.
60% women from northeast harassed in 4 metros, maximum in Delhi: SurveyDelhi has earned the dubious distinction of meting out maximum discrimination and harassment to women from northeast, a survey has said.
Budget 2012 should provide long term game plan for infrastructure improvement: Pranab Datta, VC & MD, Knight Frank IndiaStrategic partnership similar to the one witnessed in the case of Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) should be initiated on several ot...
- NAC working on a more generous public policy for slum dwellers & migrants in urban India
Sonia Gandhi-headed National Advisory Council is reorienting its focus from rural to urban India, heralding a more benevolent public policy...
- Mayawati mum on Gates visit, blames Congress for migration
Mayawati accuses Congress of neglecting people in UP.
- Rahul attacks Mayawati for 'misusing' Central funds
Rahul Gandhi pitched for a change in politics in Uttar Pradesh.
- For an integrated rural-urban policy
Investment in rural India is crucial.
- Bihar migrants must 'adopt' local culture: CM
In a significant climbdown from Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's remarks on Raj Thackeray, a member of his council of ministers ON Wedne...
- Poor left behind by blistering growth: Aiyar
Country's scorching growth is failing to filter down to hundreds of millions of poor people, says Panchayati Raj Minister Mani Shankar Aiya...
- A self-attested address is proof enough to open an a/c
Opening a bank account is likely to be made easier, with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) planning to ease the `Know Your Customer’ procedur...
- Rich-poor divide stays in Maharashtra
A survey of families living below the poverty line (BPL) in rural Maharashtra has revealed that some of the poorest districts of the state ...