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Topic: Migration

Greatest share of world’s migrants from India. Globally, Buddhist & Muslim migrants see steepest rise

India saw a rise in migrants from Nepal and China between 1990 and 2020 while there was a decline in migrants from Pakistan and Bangladesh, Pew's UN and Census data analysis shows.

More women migrated into India in 2020 while more men left, finds UN report

World Migration Report 2024 by Organisation for Migration, a UN body, also found that India was largest recipient of remittances & 2nd-biggest source of international students.

Dubai flood shows climate mitigation cannot wait – 7 steps that can help

Global losses from extreme weather events reached £360 billion in 2021 – about 0.4% of the world's GDP.

US & Mexico discuss measures to boost border security, tackle migration

US President Joe Biden and his Mexican counterpart Andrés Manuel López Obrador have ordered their security teams to work together

It’s not just jobs: 2-yr Punjab study says drugs, corruption driving rural youth’s exodus abroad too

'Overseas Migration from Rural Punjab: Trends, Causes and Consequences’ study by Punjab Agriculture University professors was conducted between 2021-2023. Canada preferred destination for 42%.

Report assessing India’s urban sprawl links slums to ‘low floor space ratio’ limits allowed for buildings

The India Infrastructure Report 2023, released by former vice-president M. Venkaiah Naidu, calls for radical reforms in urban planning and development to address the issue of slums and sprawl.

SubscriberWrites: A note on cross-border migration into Manipur

In the interest of national security in general, & peace in Manipur, enhancement of policing along the India-Myanmar border is important.

UK-based firm estimates 6,500 Indian millionaires will move abroad in 2023, fewer than last yr

According to The Henley Private Wealth Migration Report 2023, Australia emerged as the top destination for high-net-worth individuals, followed by the UAE & Singapore.

Punjab youth are unemployable. The state doesn’t have a Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune or Noida

Young people of Punjab are perennially trapped in disenchantment with their state and in an irrational yearning to migrate. 'There is no scope in Punjab. So why spend time studying?'

Punjab has a bigger problem than Amritpal—young people with one-way ticket to Canada

Entire families are moving abroad, and many a village has only children and the elderly, affecting the entire social fabric of the countryside.

On Camera

Fauja Singh’s death shows Indian roads remain a national emergency—474 lives lost every day

Fauja Singh, 114, died after being hit by a speeding car. His death renews questions about India’s deadly roads, rising accidents, and poor traffic discipline.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.