Krishna Pujari was ready to go home. It was nearing midnight at the Mumbai restaurant where he was pulling long shifts to put himself through school. Just as he was preparing to clock out for the ...

Enforcement agencies appear to have failed to protect open spaces and mangroves, particularly along the city’s coastal belt, according to SRA’s findings ...

Mumbai real estate market's slum cover: Areas such as Mankhurd-Deonar, Dahisar and Malad have seen large-scale encroachments, ...

The project, spread across 338 acres from Digha and Airoli to Shirvane, involved rehabilitation of around 35,800 eligible ...

Lucknow: In the aftermath of the devastating Vikas Nagar fire, urban planners and architects have called for a fundamental ...

An estimated 83% of the United States population lives in urban areas, up from 64% in 1950. And experts predict by 2050, 89% of Americans and 68% of the world population will reside in urban areas.

Vyasarpadi youth forum presents demands for education, housing, and infrastructure improvements to Perambur constituency candidates in Chennai.

Just another day in Nairobi’s Kibera slums. Slums are characterised by densely packed settlements with inadequate provision of services. Reuters/Noor Khamis We live in an urban century. Already more ...

SOME people are upset by slums. They feel sick themselves when they find four or five children sharing a bed in a windowless room and realize that the tubercular cough of one youngster means the ...

Mumbai: Along with a 100-acre plot in Andheri West around Gilbert Hill, Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) is set to launch ...

His sherry cabinet in Harvard Yard long since turned over to another president, his diplomat’s striped pants put into mothballs, the quiet New Englander embarked on a new career—unofficial Inspector ...