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Home2020November

Month: November 2020

Environment

Thinking of adopting a tiger or a lion? Here’s what you should know

November 30, 2020 Hepzi Anthony

Over 60 animals in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park are available for adoption. But, they have few takers. Here’s why.

Infrastructure

Holding our municipalities accountable: a Mumbaikar’s account

November 26, 2020 Shrirang Samant

Several large municipal councils in the country have budgets which could be the envy of a small state government. Then what explains the sorry state of civic facilities?

Environment

Mapping Mumbai’s unique landmarks: its biodiversity

November 24, 2020 Apekshita Varshney

A biodiversity map puts Mumbai’s landmarks and its plant and animal life in perspective

Economy

Dharavi women take to street vending to feed families

November 23, 2020 Apekshita Varshney

There has been a significant increase in street vending during the pandemic. But the hurdles these vendors face have not reduced.

Society

Community leaders of tomorrow: Mumbai is full of opportunities

November 21, 2020 Bibi Rehmat

This Child Rights week, a 15-year-old tells her story of beginning to like Mumbai, her aspirations for the society and passion to bring about equality.

Society

‘We demand Child Protection Systems’: Mumbai’s teen leaders

November 19, 2020 Shimon Ramesh Patole

Functional Child Protection Committees could have helped during the lockdown when the problems of children increased rapidly. They just weren’t that many.

Society

Mumbai teens release a Child Rights Manifesto: Demand to be heard

November 18, 2020 Pravin Kadam

Teens from Mankhurd drafted a manifesto – A Charter of Children’s Demands. And demanded accountability from the authorities.

Economy

Dharavi: COVID recovery quick, economic recovery to take time

November 16, 2020 Hepzi Anthony

People in Dharavi believe negative media publicity about COVID numbers affected economic recovery of the disease

Infrastructure

Self-development of Mumbai’s shanties is a pipe dream

November 14, 2020 Apekshita Varshney

Self-development is often touted as a model for better urban housing. It is considered an antidote to builder-led redevelopment or resettlement. But financing and sustaining a large self-development project has proven unsuccessful.

Infrastructure

How Mumbaikars can coexist peacefully with ferocious spotted cats

November 13, 2020 Hepzi Anthony

Leopard rescue centers are a stop gap arrangement to deal with man-animal conflicts. Mahrashtra wants to increase them. But, should it?

Waste Management

I stopped lining my wet waste bin with garbage bags, so should you!

November 12, 2020 Subha Sreenivasan Iyer

Doing away with garbage bags / bin liners is not all that tough. Read about how you can do it too.

Health

COVID-19: Will Mumbai see a spike?

November 7, 2020 Apekshita Varshney

Infectious diseases, historically, have risen and fallen with season. Although numbers of positive COVID-19 cases have fallen, experts advice caution.

Economy

Can an urban income guarantee scheme reduce unemployment in cities?

November 4, 2020 Apekshita Varshney

In 2019, researchers at the Azim Premji University (APU) proposed the creation of a National Urban Employment Guarantee Programme that addresses the problem of unemployment, underemployment and low wages in the informal urban workforce. The

Society

PHOTO ESSAY: Spreading Navratri cheer with doll displays

November 2, 2020 Meenakshi Subramanian

With the festival of Dasara (or Navratri) just over last week, households like ours have been carefully packing away our statues and dolls till next year. While the Bengalis in Mumbai are immersed in Durga

Infrastructure

Does Mumbai not have money to fix its collapsing buildings?

November 1, 2020 Hepzi Anthony

Municipality’s annual funding for building repairs is Rs 100 crore. Which, it claims, is insufficient.

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