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 ...

With over 40 per cent of the city’s population living in slums, data from key wards shows the BJP has emerged as the single ...

Currently, Chandigarh holds the distinction of being the country's first slum free city with a population of 10 lakh.

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 ...

GHAZIABAD: An accident led to mob vandalism of a slum cluster near Raj Nagar District Centre on Tuesday afternoon, ending in ...

Observations from youth political literacy efforts in Delhi’s resettlement colonies and bastis reveal a consistent pattern.

In Gurugram, an upscale suburb just outside Delhi, gleaming SUVs, futuristic skyscrapers and neat apartments stand in stark contrast to nearby mosquito swarms, trash heaps and tarpaulin shanties.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — "Oh, I got something better than the Taj Mahal. I've got a toilet school in the slums of Delhi." Those are the words Tim Philpot recalled hearing his best friend and tour guide say ...

Jamshedpur: Over 1,500 people living in five slums in the vicinity of the Steel City in the Burmamines area are confronting ...

Gujarat government says Surat is close to becoming India’s first slum-free city with a population of 70–80 lakh, citing major reduction in slum dwellers.