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TopicDisplacement

Topic: Displacement

‘We’re on our own’—as Yamuna gulps Delhi settlements, stories of loss & resignation, all over again

New Delhi: At Mori Gate, 33-year-old Neetu stood in front of a medical team at a relief camp set up inside a Sarvodaya Vidyalaya,...

117 million people were displaced in 2024. This number will grow

Without effective, coordinated action to help internally displaced persons realise lives beyond displacement, there is a risk of reverting to humanitarian dependence.

Internal displacement in Ethiopia is reversing progress, UN agencies warn

UNDP, UNHCR and IOM call for shift from aid to development.

Elections showed that Manipur still has faith in democracy. Will new govt deliver?

The people of conflict-torn Manipur will have every right to feel betrayed if the new government doesn’t break its silence and show its commitment to addressing the state's issues.

Displacements and denouements: Who are the Indians seeking asylum?

Most asylum requests from India appear to come from Punjab, Haryana, and Gujarat.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Too early to draw lessons from US-Israel & Iran war, India monitoring like a hawk—Navy chief

Indian Navy chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi said that the ongoing conflict in West Asia illustrates that speed is no longer merely an enabler of warfare but a distinct capability.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.