The contours of the new bill still appear to focus on managing blue-collar emigration, a la the 1983 Act
3 min read8 Mar 2019With over 2 million emigrants, Kerala bags over 19% of remittances into India. However, that's set to slow down, with declining emigration in recent years
1 min read22 Aug 2018The external affairs ministry reversed its decision on orange-coloured passports after backlash from political parties
2 min read31 Jan 2018Programme to focus on complaints from emigrant workers broadly related to recruitment agents cheating people, violation of contractual terms, working conditions
1 min read6 May 2017The government has restricted the recruitment of nurses through designated state-run agencies, pointing out that it was part of a move to make the process transparent
1 min read10 Apr 2017The overall migrant population of Indian origin in developed countries was 3.6 million in 2010-11, an increase of 83% over the previous decade
4 min read6 Nov 2015The achievements as well as illusions of rising India in last two decades are largely due to repatriating Indian diaspora
5 min read21 Oct 2013A new book traces the little-known narrative of Muslim men travelling from undivided Bengal to seek a living in the US
4 min read8 Jun 2013More children of immigrants are leaving US
5 min read16 Apr 2012Govt to integrate embassies with passport seva projects
1 min read2 Apr 2012The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared