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One-Nation-One-Ration-Card suffers from exclusion issues, say experts

Scheme does not embrace 100 mn people who are otherwise entitled to NFSA ration cards, but don't possess them simply because the list has not been updated since 2011

SC orders implementation of 'one nation, one ration card scheme' by July 31

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed states and union territories to implement the 'one nation, one ration card scheme' till July 31

Globalisation, old and new: What changing world order means for India

Globalisation is morphing as new agendas come into focus. These now drive action on climate change, taxation of global companies, tackling terrorism, sharing vaccines and the like, writes T N Ninan

UK minister Priti Patel to unveil US-style digital visas to count migrants

UK Home Secretary Priti Patel is set to unveil a new US-style digital visa regime at the country's borders in order to measure immigration levels in and out of the country

'Survival is tough': SC asks govt to consider harsh realities of migrants

The top court also noted that it will pass order on facilitating transport of those who are willing to go back to their native places.

Travel bans expose migrants to Covid, make them potential carriers: Study

Research says medium-duration travel bans are counterproductive, for they trap migrants in cities that are Covid-19 hotspots.

Migrants separated from their children will be allowed into the US

A handful of parents from Mexico and Central America who were deported under the Trump administration's family separation policy will be reunited this week with their children

Lockdown taught the poor atmanirbharta

Book review of Locking Down the Poor

'Border is closed': Biden administration pushes back amid mounting crisis

Homeland Security Secretary said the administration's message to would-be border-crossers was simple: "Now is not the time to come. Do not come. The journey is dangerous"

Over 6.4 mn migrant labourers reached home safely by Shramik trains: Goyal

Over 6.4 mn migrant labourers reached home safely by Shramik trains during the COVID-19 pandemic, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal

UN says 15 Europe-bound migrants die at sea off Libya as boat capsizes

At least 15 Africans drowned when their boat capsized Sunday off Libya, a UN spokeswoman said, the second shipwreck involving migrants seeking a better life in Europe in just over a week.

How states fare in Migrant Policy Index: Kerala on top, Delhi near bottom

India's average IMPEX 2019 score for 28 states and the Union Territory of NCT Delhi is 37 out of 100, reflecting the limited attention paid to integration efforts in destination states

Hundreds of migrants reach United Kingdom in record month of crossings

Hundreds of migrants have taken advantage of the warm weather and calm seas in the English Channel to reach the UK in a flurry of small boat crossings

UN agencies urge European Union to give asylum policy a 'fresh start'

The arrival in Europe of well over 1 million migrants, most of them refugees fleeing the war in Syria, in 2015 sparked one of the EU''s biggest political crises

The invisible workforce: Data collection on migrants tough, but possible

In reality, India does not have reliable data on the migrant worker population

Covid-19 treatment cost must not fall on migrant workers: Govt tells states

Labour ministry guidelines say workers returning to cities must get housing, health insurance, facemasks

Govt clears affordable housing scheme, extends LPG, free grain benefits

Free gas refill through direct benefit transfer for beneficiaries of the Ujjwala scheme was also extended till September

Affordable housing to free foodgrains, Cabinet approves key announcements

The Cabinet also approved the Centre's increased contribution for both employees and employers share (to 12 per cent from 10 per cent) under the Employees' Provident Fund for another 3 months

Migrant workers' wait to get home ends, their fight for survival does not

Over 122 million people in India lost their jobs in April, according to estimates of the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy

How a group of volunteers became the voice of migrants in lockdown

Geetanjali Krishna on a group of volunteers who are highlighting the plight of workers through stories