UPSC Notes

The consequences of international migration vary greatly depending on the destination country, its political and social environment, its cultural values and moral standards. Some destinations prefer immigrants to people born in a country with a distinct ethnic identity. But most destinations want immigrants to assimilate into local communities with distinct cultural affiliations. 1. Economic Consequences […]

Migration, as defined by the United Nations, is a phenomenon that involves the movement of people from one country to another for various reasons. Needs to migrate are mainly related to better employment opportunities, access to healthcare, better education and climate change. Migrant population refers to the population that moves from their original residency into

Internal migration (within the country) Internal migration may be a long-term trend, but it is difficult to measure. There has been an increase in internal migration due to the decentralization of economic activities, which has provided employment opportunities in the secondary and tertiary sectors of many developing countries, including rural areas. As rural populations grow

Migration is a phenomenon that has been taking place in India since ancient times. Migration refers to a situation where a person leaves his/her place of residence and goes elsewhere to improve his/her socioeconomic status by finding more suitable employment opportunities, better education, more earnings and so it. Migration can also take into account movement

Migration is the movement of people from one place to another. Migration can be within a country or between countries. Movements of people are sometimes required due to some reason. There are many reasons for migrations. Migration can be the means of escaping violence or persecution, seeking better economic opportunities, or bettering one’s living conditions,

Work participation rate plays an important role to appreciate the employment situation of a region or country. It has been defined as the percentage of employed labor force in relation to the total labor force. Work participation rate is an important area of discussion for economists, government officials, demographers and other professionals who are interested

Rural — Urban Composition 72 percent of the total population lives in villages. With reference to rural-urban migration, national policy on population and economic development as well as on health and family welfare of Government of India, stipulate for balanced regional distribution, more particularly the replacement of net out-migration by net in-migration of population. Linguistic

The growth of population has had profound effects on the social structure, economic development, and politics of most countries. It is a key variable in human development theory. A notable effect of population growth is that it has caused global life expectancy to greatly increase. Population growth is the increase in the number of people

Population density is often used as a simple relative measure of how an organism responds to local conditions. If conditions are not good for the species, the density will be low (organisms will have died or moved out of the sampled area), whereas if conditions are good the density will be high (organisms will have

India is a country of great diversities and vast spaces. It extends from arid deserts to lush green forests and from mountains to fertile plains. The population has to be spread all over the country since the livelihood sources do not concentrate in one place. The ruggedness of the terrain also makes it difficult for