Articles by Hepzi Anthony

Spike in COVID-19 cases puts the spotlight back on role of RWAs in strategising for the pandemic by monitoring movement of residents

Rev Godson Samuel feels Mumbai must take to Palmyra plantations to fight environmental and climate change concerns.

Temporary floating barriers are placed to collect floating garbage on Mithi river. This method, environmentalists say is costly and ineffective.

With walk-ins, only those who stay around the centers will be at an advantage, as opposed to the privileged from neighbouring districts.

Though trains continue to be accessible only for essential workers, a large number of citizens are openly defying rules to take the train for work. 

Friction between the tenant and the landlord often result in long-drawn out legal battles. A new law is meant to govern the tenant-landlord equation through effective and faster dispute resolution. 

Heavy flooding has now created new problems for the city in unfamiliar ways. Suddenly, many parts of Mumbai found their water supply disrupted. Climate change is a huge cause.

New tenancy law could completely change the status of Pagdi tenants from part owners to mere tenants with no ownership or succession rights.

If trees are cut, then there is a huge uproar but when trees are burnt then there are no repercussions. So, are the fires intentional, ask activists.

Mumbai has less than one tree for four persons. The city is set to lose 40,000 more trees to make way for various large infrastructure projects. There are only meager efforts to save them.

Residents of Mumbai came together to help those needed it the most. Here’s how

As India is blamed globally for its mismanagement of the pandemic, it is worth looking into how the country’s most populous city managed to pull COVID19 numbers down significantly. Is the model replicable?