World migration report 2024
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched the World Migration Report 2024, which reveals significant shifts in global migration patterns, including a record number of displaced people
Migration
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Identity and exclusion in India's cities
The dark side of urban development is generating tensions of the kind that recently surfaced in Mumbai. (Editorial) Feb 16-22, 2008
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Climate variability and climate change: implications for chronic poverty
This paper follows the principles of the
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Urbanisation in Arunachal Pradesh: Perspective and prospects
The north eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh is home to a large number of tribal population of diverse liguistic and ethnic background. With increasing economic activity and consequently increasing complexity in production, exchange and level of development, concentration of population is migrating from point to another.
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Ecology & elephant management in south-west Bengal
The South West Bengal constitutes the districts of Purulia, Bankura, East and West Midnapur, Burdwan & Birbhum. From the District Gazettes and records of British period, it is known that large number of elephants used to move into the dense forest areas of Bankura, Burdwan, Midnappur and Purulia districts.
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Climate migrants in South Asia: estimates and solutions
This report warns that if greenhouse gas emissions continue to grow under the business-as-usual scenario as projected, leading to global temperature rise by 4-5
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Economic and social survey of Asia and the Pacific 2008: sustaining growth and sharing prosperity
This report examines the region's key short and medium-term prospects and challenges in macroeconomic and selected social areas, especially from the point of view of minimizing human suffering; be it from economic hardships or social instability. The Survey also explores critical long-term development issues relevant to all developing countries in the region.
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Why are bird migration dates shifting? A review of weather and climate effects on avian migratory phenology
Many studies have reported statistically significant associations between bird migratory phenology and climatic variables, and, consequently, it is mostly accepted that recent shifts in migration dates are a reaction to present climate change.
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Migration speed and scheduling of annual events by migrating birds in relation to climate change
Empirical evidence for changed timing of migration in birds is emerging from both American and Euro-African migration systems. These changes are usually interpreted as a consequence of changes in climate. Responses in timing of migration and breeding may differ among species, and the adaptive significance is not well understood.
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Co-existence of Asian elephants with human beings - A difficult dream to be realised
Elephants and human beings in Rajaji National Park in northern India are increasingly arriving into conflict because of the conversion of elephant's natural habitat into agricultural areas. Besides, railway track which passes through the park area, national highways, anthropogenic activities etc are restricting frequent movement of elephants within their home range.
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Raghuvansh Prasad, minister for rural development, on NREGA
Union minister for rural development Raghuvansh Prasad Singh defends reports of irregularities in implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in a interview with Sandip Das