Hindustan Times

People leave home for many reasons. War. Fire. Drought. Flood. Political decisions. Sometimes these forces meet. Sometimes people flee one danger and arrive in a place exposed to another. Sometimes returning home does not mean returning to safety. Sometimes staying itself becomes a struggle. For many reading this, home is a word of comfort; where loved ones live; where the spinning world stops for just a bit; where there is solace. But some across the world are denied even that comfort: they keep rebuilding lives in places that may flood, burn, expel them or fail to protect them again. Next week, Dialogue Earth begins publishing Leaving Home, a four-part series reported from the ground across Africa, Asia and Latin America. Across Kenya, Afghanistan and Chile, and in a final analytical piece, Leaving Home follows people living inside these overlaps, surviving them, and surviving despite them. This is beyond climate migration. It is about the instability of home itself: as shelter, memory, livelihood and promise. The first story publishes on Monday. Sam Meadows Fermín Koop Durga M Sengupta Brian Obara Farahnaz Zahidi Moazzam

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In today’s Business Standard : EPFO is working on a formal exit policy to deal with downgraded and stressed debt in its investment portfolio — a move that could shape how one of India’s largest institutional investors manages risk going forward. With over Rs 30 trillion under management and nearly 19% exposure to corporate bonds, the organisation is currently dealing with at least 17 downgraded securities. Sources say past cases like Reliance Capital have highlighted the absence of a clear framework, with decisions often taken on a case-by-case basis. The proposed policy is expected to define when to exit, how much loss can be accepted, and who takes those calls, with further discussions likely in upcoming meetings within the EPFO. Full story link: https://lnkd.in/gBZ52xPs