India population: The job crisis driving millions to big cities
India population: The job crisis driving millions to big cities India is in the throes of a massive move to its cities - the second largest rural to urban migration in human history. This demographic disruption is under way as the country is set to overtake China to become the most populous in the world - the UN projects that will happen by the middle of this year . Experts say that India's new status highlights its demographic dividend as the nation with the largest number of young workers - but also its biggest challenge: creating enough jobs for them. And that's what's fuelling the migration - people don't make enough money in the villages, so they're streaming out of the countryside by the tens of millions, driven by hope and desperation to seek better opportunities in big cities. In India's financial hub Mumbai recently, a crush of young men surged forward as policemen waved batons and called for order. The candidates had come from all over the state s...