Fresh nationwide exercise planned for 2027 to reassess scale, living conditions and population in informal settlements ...

Explore how Bengaluru's housing policies fail the urban poor, leading to the rise and demolition of slums in the city.

The Indian government intends to conduct a nationwide survey of urban slums in 2027, the first comprehensive assessment since 2012.

Pastor John and his wife have spent the last decade working to break the cycle of spiritual and emotional poverty in a ...

BHUBANESWAR/MUMBAI, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Once known as Temple City for its ancient Hindu temples, Bhubaneswar in the eastern Indian state of Odisha aims to reposition itself as a hub ...

STORY: For the residents of this informal settlement in India's Gujarat, tackling extreme heat could be as simple as a lick of paint. White paint to be exact, containing highly reflective pigments ...

NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Upgrading slums and giving tenancy rights to residents is key to climate change adaptation and disaster mitigation in India's cities, an analyst said, as the ...

ISpiice a non-profit organization is promoting education and sustainable development in slums of India DHARAMSALA, HIMACHAL PRADESH, INDIA, November 25, 2023 ...

NEW DELHI (AP) – A fire swept through a slum in the Indian capital on Friday, destroying hundreds of shanties where residents had collected scrap plastic and rubber for resale. No one was reported ...

In a government school in rural Telangana or an urban slum in Hyderabad, morning assembly is often interrupted by a familiar ...