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 and a major increase in international remittances. The report highlights that international migration remains a driver of human development and economic growth, highlighted …
Statistical Profile of Scheduled Tribes in India 2013 is second in the series prepared by the Statistics Division of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. This publication provides a comprehensive overview in addition to detailed data on Scheduled tribe population of the country. This document contains information relating to some key …
Due to incessant rains since Saturday night, the surging waters of the Jiadhal re-entered through the breached portion of Tekjuri embankment and submerged more than 30 villages in the area under Dhemaji revinue circle, causing untold miseries to the flood people. The flood-affected people of west Dhemaji are passing sleepless …
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered that a committee be constituted for the assessment of loss and damage of life and property during the floods in Jammu and Kashmir. A Bench of Chief Justice R.M. Lodha and Justices Kurian Joseph and Rohinton Nariman passed this order on writ petitions filed …
Irresponsible business practices can have a disproportionate impact on indigenous communities, many of which continue to suffer from political and economic marginalization. This report highlights some of the environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks businesses face in their encounters with indigenous communities. This report looks at six countries where indigenous …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Voluntary Health Association of Punjab Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/09/2014 regarding female foeticide and the reduction of sex ratio.
Outcome document of the high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly known as the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples - draft resolution submitted by the President of the General Assembly.
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of NTPC Kahalagaon & Others Vs Nakul Das & Others dated 05/09/2014 regarding recruitment of labour in Kahalagaon Super Thermal Power Plant, Bihar. Preference was to be given, in various classes of such labour, to persons whose lands had been …
Order of the Madras High Court in the matter of A. Narayanan Vs Chief Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu & Others dated 04/09/2014 regarding rehabilitation of slum dwellers.
KATHMANDU: Nepal’s population has risen to 27.1 million with 17 per cent of total countrymen living in urban areas. The population is projected to reach 35.2 million by middle of the century, according to a major study. “Nepal’s 27,140,000 population is predicted to rise to 31.7 million by mid 2030 …
The Chhattisgarh government had approved the rehabilitation plan for the people affected by the Talaipalli coalmine of the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) in Raigarh district. The district rehabilitation committee reviewed the plan and approved it in a meeting held in Raigarh. The meeting was chaired by state's home minister …
Authorities in Nepal and neighbouring India have sent food, medical supplies and tents to areas where monsoon floods have killed at least 180 people and displaced thousands more in recent days. Four helicopters with relief supplies and medical workers were sent on Monday to villages cut off in western Nepal, …
Maneka Sets 2-Yr Deadline For Implementation Hundred districts with the worst child sex ratio across the country will be the cradle for the ambitious `Beti bachao, beti padhao' scheme that envisages a mix of cash transfers with stringent action against erring medical practitioners and monitoring of health clinics. “We are …
Africa's under eighteen population is expected to increase by 1 billion while overall population will double in size reaching 2.4 billion by 2050, a new report by the UN says. According to the report, 'Generation 2030 Africa' on Africa's child demographics, in the next 35 years 1.8 billion babies will …
In the two decades that followed Goa's liberation, the state's population growth gained speed with a rise by 34% in the '70s and 26% in the '80s. But it has only been a downward trend, since. According to the latest data released under census 2011, Goa's population has grown only …
Their population increased by 2.88 lakh during 2001-11 The slum dwellers in Jammu and Kashmir have increased by 2.88 lakh between 2001 and 2011 with the slum population crossing the staggering 6.5 lakh mark, this has been revealed in the Union Urban Development Ministry report. According to the Union Ministry, …
While the city has been witnessing an unprecedented increase in unauthorised colonies over the past few years, the number of slum dwellers in Delhi has decreased. As per the 2011 Census, the number of slum dwellers in the Capital decreased by around 2.5 lakh during the past decade. “People living …
Menace continues despite apex court norms The Supreme Court has directed the State governments to provide up-to-date data on steps taken to curb female foeticide. The recent order by a Bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra came on an application filed on August 6, 2013 by Dr. Sabu Mathew George, …
PRB's World Population Data Sheet is an annual report on the world’s demographic, health, and environmental progress and challenges. This year's data sheet provides detailed information on 16 population, health, and environment indicators for more than 200 countries, and has a special focus on "Progress and Challenges."
Environmental groups do a worse job than the business and sports sectors in welcoming and promoting minorities and women, a new report has found. The report by University of Michigan professor, Dorceta Taylor, was the most exhaustive survey to date on the state of diversity among the nearly 300 independent …
