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
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
DIBRUGARH, July 12 – Snakes so far had been a relishing meal for various ethnic communities toiling and sweating in the tea gardens of Assam. Although reptiles still happens to be edible for some, most
With India accounting for 1.21 billion people, a call for taking concerted action to stabilise the country’s population was made here on Wednesday on the occasion of World Population Day. A Conference on ‘Population Action: Towards a Better Tomorrow’ was organised at Vigyan Bhavan which mooted repositioning family planning, especially in high-priority States, increasing participation from politicians and other ministries, increasing visibility around population stabilisation and also generating more awareness on family planning.
SHILLONG: The Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India, is currently providing special attention to the issue of tribal development in the Northeastern States. The Ministry releases grants to the State Government under the various Central Sector and Centrally Sponsored Schemes. It also releases grants under the Scheme of Grant-in-Aid to NGOs working in the various states directly under the schemes of ‘Grant-in-Aid to NGOs’, strengthening of Education of ST girls in districts with low literacy rate, vocational training centers and the development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PTGs).
MUMBAI: It may be hard to believe but Mumbai recorded its slowest population growth in almost a century in the last decade. The population of the island city shrunk by 5.75% from 2001 to 2011, recording
Kohima: According to Census 2011 Provisional Population totals released on Friday last, Nagaland contributes 0.16 per cent to India’s total population and ranks 25th in the total population among Indian states. The Census of India 2011- Provisional Population Totals Paper 2, Volume II of 2011 (Rural- Urban) distribution, Nagaland series 14 was released on Friday last by Directorate of Census Operations, Nagaland.
KOLKATA, 10 JULY: Tribal people from West Bengal will visit their counterparts in Odisha, Sikkim and Uttar Pradesh and vice-versa for cultural exchanges and to share best practices in agriculture, animal
Steamrolling the concerns raised by mining firms, the mines ministry has told a Parliamentary committee that people displaced from their homes in mining zones have to be allotted shares of the mineral
ANGUL: In a bid to curb frequent strikes in Talcher coalfields, the State Government on Sunday invoked Orissa Essential Service (Maintenance) Act (OESMA) in the coalfield area for six months. Lawlessness
PARADIP: Hundreds of fishermen staged a demonstration in front of the oil refinery project of IOCL on Monday demanding removal of encroachments over the Atharbanki Haldiapani river. Nearly 5,000 fishermen
Shillong, July 9: In the wake of the assault on RTI activist and Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti leader Akhil Gogoi, the National Campaign for Peoples’ Right to Information (NCPRI) today demanded a strong