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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" ...
With the first phase of Indiramma houses nearing completion in rural areas, Telangana Revenue, Housing, Information and Public Relations Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy has announced that the state ...
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 ...
The Jharkhand government has renamed Atal Mohalla Clinics as Mother Teresa Advanced Health Clinics. The rebranding was decided at a state cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Hemant Soren. The ...
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 ...
Declan Rowlands, a travel influencer, shared a video from a gym at a luxury hotel in Chennai with a striking view overlooking ...
In a precedent-setting judgment, the Bombay High Court has upheld a 2022 Maharashtra regulation allowing rehabilitation projects within designated open spaces in cities—offering a transformative alter ...
Each year, the onset of the monsoon season brings not only rainfall but also, unfortunately, considerable suffering for many ...
CPI (M) urges PM Modi to stop demolition of slum colony in Delhi, demands in-situ rehabilitation for dwellers.
Housing reflects the inequalities shaping people’s daily lives. It signals who has access to stability, security and ...
To survive a heating planet, humans need shade—lots of it.