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
Displacement
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Floods ravage northeast Indian state, kill 58 in Nepal
Severe floods in India have affected more than 1.6 million people, buried hundreds of villages and almost submerged a national park, forcing wildlife to seek refuge on roads, authorities said on Wednesday.
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Land used for palm oil could double without damaging forests: researchers
RIO DE JANEIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The area covered by palm oil plantations worldwide could double without damaging protected areas or sensitive forests, Austrian researchers said on Tuesday.
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Flood-like situation in eastern Rajasthan, hundreds moved out
Hundreds of people have been evacuated to safer places in eastern Rajasthan after heavy rainfall over the past two days led to a flood-like situation in the region and severed road connectivity to many
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Amnesty International flags issues of human rights violations in India’s coal-mining operations
The Indian arm of the Amnesty International, a global NGO on human rights, on Wednesday released a comprehensive report on flip side of coal mining operations in Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Jharkhand, highlighting
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Child labour doubles in Iraq as violence, displacement hit incomes
More than half a million Iraqi children are estimated to be at work rather than at school as violence and displacement hurt the income of millions of families, according to the United Nations childrens'
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Panel on Renuka project submits report to NGT
Recommends early implementation of relief, rehabilitation plan Paucity of funds for acquiring land for settling the displaced families is the biggest hurdle that is coming in the way of effective and
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Odisha asks Centre to revise coal royalty sans delay
Batting for the coal bearing states, Odisha government today asked the Centre to revise the coal royalty without further delay besides share in the Clean Environment Cess. "You would appriciate that
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Mineral trust to develop mining-hit sites
In order to provide relief to affected people in mining areas, the state government has decided to constitute a Himachal Pradesh district mineral foundation trust, which will ensure development and preservation
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UNICEF report: 69 million children at risk of dying if health conditions don't improve
The United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) released a report on Tuesday which stated that 69 million children below five years of age are at the risk of dying from "preventable causes" by 2030
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Ghana: Floods Displace 200 in Kumasi
Kumasi — Over 200 people in Kumasi were displaced over the weekend following a heavy downpour that lasted two hours Friday night. Among the areas hit by the floods were Anloga junction, where about