Articles by Sabah Virani

Mumbai loses 1550 million litres of water every single day. Where does this water go, who is responsible and how can it be stopped?

An interview with Sitaram Shelar, co-founder of Pani Haq Samiti, on the long fight to get water connections in Siddharth Nagar slums.

An interview with Lalitha Kamath on structural inequalities in urban planning in Mumbai, and the conditions that contribute to them.

An interview with activist Nandkumar Pawar on the struggle to save the wetlands at Panje, and the breakthrough that this work has achieved.

A new survey of the parks in Mumbai has found that accessible public space in the city is a lot less than what we’ve been told.

Elections for Mumbai’s civic body will be held early in 2022. This is how you can ensure you can cast your vote in the elections.

Prompt action is the key to recovery of stolen items, in case of a burglary. Here are the steps to follow after a house break-in theft

Mumbai saw 23% more deaths in 2020 than in 2019, and only 10% of them are officially due to COVID-19. We investigate the causes behind these excess deaths.

An interview with author Juned Shaikh on his latest book that discusses a history of caste in Bombay, through industrialisation and spatial transformation.

Delivery workers of big delivery apps in the country make shifts to smaller companies, citing poor work conditions and wages.

Mumbai’s first Climate Action Plan is drafting a framework for fighting climate change and its effects in the city for the decades to come.

Mumbai’s fire brigade and neighbourhood residents rescue a stranded cat in the middle of the night, displaying an eagerness to care for animals in the city.