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Shock mobility is a response to acute disruptions like natural disasters, wars, pandemics or economic crises.

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Coal mining in India has a human cost

Communities living close to coal mines in India face the constant threat of coal fires and land subsidence forcing them to flee their homes.

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How a cyclone created a new nation

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How droughts can leave people with nowhere to go

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Partition lives on in north-east Indian literature

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NGOs help forced migrants integrate

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Migrant workers paid a huge price for COVID-19

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Why we should be talking about shock mobility

Professor Ranabir Sammadar talks about the importance of increasing media awareness of the phenomenon of shock mobility.

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The war is not over for Nepal’s displaced

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Long after the tsunami destroyed lives, the waves are still felt

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In the era of AI-generated news, readers value trust over customised content

Governments are hiding data, threatening democracy. Here’s how it affects you

AI and the news: How it helps, fails, and why that matters

Millions forced to move by war, famine and disaster

Coal mining in India has a human cost

How a cyclone created a new nation

How droughts can leave people with nowhere to go

NGOs help forced migrants integrate

Migrant workers paid a huge price for COVID-19

Why we should be talking about shock mobility

The war is not over for Nepal’s displaced

Ride-share drivers find ways to survive COVID downturn

Long after the tsunami destroyed lives, the waves are still felt

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