Close to 900 million people across the Global South live in densely packed urban slums, which often sit in floodplains. A new study finds that one in three slum dwellers is at risk of "disastrous" ...

The scheme was launched by former CM Raghubar Das in August 2019 to address the lack of quality healthcare in urban slums in ...

Ltd (NMDPL)—80 per cent of which is controlled by Adani Properties and 20 per cent by the Maharashtra government—the Dharavi ...

SVR SRINIVAS, the CEO of Dharavi Redevelopment Project, speaks to S BALAKRISHNAN about the super-gigantic mission. Explaining ...

S.V.R. Srinivas, CEO, Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP), talks about project deadlines, resettlement of slum-dwellers and ...

Yang Wenyan, UN resident coordinator in Botswana, noted that the new hub positions UN-Habitat to better serve Southern Africa by functioning as a platform for policy advice, capacity development, and ...

Each year, the onset of the monsoon season brings not only rainfall but also, unfortunately, considerable suffering for many ...

As the world commemorates World Drowning Prevention Day, health and safety advocates are raising alarm over the rising number of drowning incidents in Uganda, particularly among children and young ...

The DRP helpline has emerged as a crucial tool for communication, allowing residents to ask questions, resolve doubts, and ...

The world has made remarkable strides in improving child survival over the last three decades. Since 2000, global efforts have reduced under-five mortality rates by half. A historic milestone was ...

To be blunt: any attempt to “fix” PHC in Africa without giving a front-row seat to traditional medicine is a performance. It is incomplete. It is misaligned with reality. It is tone-deaf to culture.

Bhubaneswar: With the city reporting 174 dengue cases till Friday, up from 104 two weeks ago, the Bhubaneswar Municipal ...