From cheap internet to employment pledges, Bihar's political discourse revolves around migration, joblessness. Despite industrial efforts, most young workers still seek livelihoods outside the state
Its current horizontal devolution formula is insufficient to prepare cities to deal with floods and droughts caused by climate change
Migration is not a problem to be managed away-it is the source of urban vitality
A large migration to cities will require focus on urban development
The MPI report also noted that of the 112 aspirational districts, barring Bijapur in Chattisgarh, all the other districts saw a decline in the share of people living under multidimensional poverty
Swades has identified 300 'dream villages' - communities they hope will soon become independent and self-sustaining
The challenges of hyper-urban migration shift'white flight' to 'bright flight'