-DNA Gujarat is among key destination states for migrants along with Delhi, Maharashtra, Haryana, Punjab & Karnataka. Surat, which is famous for its diamond and textile industries, is home to the highest percentage of migrant population in India, states a Unesco report on ‘Social Inclusion of Illegal Migrants in India'. The report, released on Thursday, says that Surat at 58% has the highest percentage of migrant population in India. The population of...
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Help internal migrants, don’t discount their worth
-The Hindustan Times In many ways, they are the nowhere people. Now a Unesco report Social Inclusion of Internal Migrants in India puts the number of internal migrants at around a third of the population. This number is far higher than the number of migrants who leave India to work abroad. Yet, since most internal migrants move back and forth according to where they can find work, they get left out...
More »Migrants contributors, not burden on cities: UN report
-IANS NEW DELHI: Breaking the myth that internal migration is burdening the cities, a new study says migrants are in fact contributing largely to the gross domestic product (GDP) and proving to be a subsidy. A Unesco report on social inclusion of internal migrants in India released on Thursday says migrants are looked upon as "outsiders" and considered a burden, but the fact is that internal migrants contribute cheap labour for manufacturing...
More »Recycling, proper waste treatment can be veritable ‘gold mine’ –UN environmental study
-The United Nations Some 3.5 billion people, half the world's population, lack crucial waste management services, significantly harming environment, health and economies, the United Nations reported today, stressing that recycling and proper treatment can be a literal and metaphorical gold mine. "Open dumping, the most prevalent waste disposal method in many countries, can lead to acute health impacts for those living closest to dumping sites, most often the urban poor," the UN...
More »Thanks to Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan and Anganwadi system, more and more village girls are going to school -Abheek Barman
-The Economic Times As elections approach and the campaign gets shriller, the UPA and opposition parties are in the market for talking points to pin each other down. The BJP gloats that it created more jobs in its five years than UPA-I managed to create between 2004 and 2009. This is correct: between 1999-2000 and 2004-05 when the BJP was in power, the total number of jobs went up by a little...
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