Tag: migration and environment
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Rusting of a ‘migrant’ magnet: The severe ecological consequences of population influx on Delhi-NCR
By Shaunak Kishor Tapaskar, National Rail & Transportation Institute, Vadodara. Migration is considered as a prime feature of today’s globalized world. People migrate from their places of origin to aspire for a safe and better future. In India, especially in its National Capital Region (NCR), we come across a similar phenomenon. NCR is the world’s…
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Crumbling under the weight of dreams: Mumbai’s ecology and its migrants
By Priya Singh, Christ University, Bengaluru. Believed to have been inhabited since the Stone Age, the city of Mumbai houses approximately 12 million people. Mumbai is India’s most populous city and one of the most populous cities in the world. The reason for this is manifold but employment plays a major role in attracting people…