News Citizen Matters, Mumbai

Should the government pay your rent?

September 4, 2020 Apekshita Varshney

How does a city like Mumbai make housing affordable to all its residents? There are innovative ideas, but are they enough?

Find out if your building is too secure to be safe

September 3, 2020 Arathi Manay Yajaman

Every day, 35 people die due to fire accidents in India. If there is a fire in your building, would you be able to escape safely? Find out.

Explainer: why Mumbai is inundated every monsoon

September 2, 2020 Apekshita Varshney

The city’s insufficient drainage system, unsustainable urbanisation, reduction of green cover and natural barriers are enlisted among the top reasons for the floods.

COVID-19 lockdown: how waste segregation methods derailed in one Mumbai township

September 1, 2020 Arathi Manay Yajaman

How the pandemic disrupted solid waste management. And why it is important to do something now.

Let’s not waste ‘waste’: In pursuit of the ideal waste management solution

August 31, 2020 Arathi Manay Yajaman

In order for us to leave a better planet to the future generation, we have to roll up our sleeves and get our hands dirty. This is the story of how I learnt solid waste management techniques from the best in the industry.

Here’s how we brought some butterflies to our field

August 27, 2020 Santy Shetty

Butterflies are useful pollinators, and there are several plants that rely on them to propagate. Attracting them to our doorstep isn’t all that difficult.

COVID-19 Relief: the city discards its builders

August 26, 2020 Doel Jaikishen, Raju Vanjare and Mecanzy Dabre

Lakhs of workers who help build the city are left out in the cold when cities shut down.

1.5cr people walk to work, but Mumbai doesn’t prioritise pavements

August 25, 2020 Apekshita Varshney

Streets are the only continuous network of public space in the city. Why not make them pedestrian-friendly?

Photo Essay: Ganesh Chaturthi during a pandemic

August 24, 2020 Arathi Manay Yajaman

They’re many ways to worship Ganesha and still not pollute our earth. Here’s how.

COVID-19 Relief: how to reach the marginalised among the marginalised

August 21, 2020 Doel Jaikishen and Dr. Sheeva Dubey

Communities such as Hijras or sex workers have unique needs which are often not met. COVID-19 relief efforts need to be tailored to meet their needs.

Mumbai has no space to house its police

August 20, 2020 Apekshita Varshney

Better housing for the police is a long standing demand. But several hours of police duty on the frontline and a fear of transmitting the virus to family members has emboldened the need.

COVID-19 Relief: Youth empowerment vital to usher change

August 19, 2020 Vindhya Jyoti

Youth groups show how they can function as changemakers in their community, building self-sufficiency, furthering participation, leadership and accountability

“Let children rewind and recharge their batteries”

August 18, 2020 Bhairvi Raichura

In their zeal to keep their shops running and to justify the fee structure, schools are going out of their way to make life hell for children and the teachers. Is this at all necessary?

COVID-19 Relief: Access to food remains a struggle for Mumbai’s poor

August 17, 2020 Doel Jaikishen and Vindhya Jyoti

With their livelihoods and income compromised, people’s food insecurity will only magnify.

“If we get 100 rupees should we feed our children, pay rent, or deal with loans?” ask women in Mumbai’s slums

August 13, 2020 Nihira

Microfinance companies threaten debtors to repay loans when there is no employment opportunities. Here’s how women in Chembur dealt with the situation.