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HomeGENRE: Features

GENRE: Features

Anecdotal, illustrative narratives to interpret news and current trends creatively

Environment

Mumbai steadily moves towards eco-friendly Ganpati celebrations

September 20, 2023 Sherine Raj

Ganesh festival is back with more enthusiasm and more energy. Families and groups are more conscious of its impact on the environment.

Vimal and Nalini two retired community health workers who have been fighting for their demands to be met by the BMC. They are clueless and exhausted as they the final judgement remains pending. Pic: Stephin Thomas
Health

Retired community health workers wait endlessly to be recognised as employees

August 30, 2023 Stephin Thomas

Retired community health workers have been waiting to be recognised as employees by the BMC for over two decades.

bdd chawls
Infrastructure

BDD chawl redevelopment: Bumpy road to a better life

August 24, 2023 Hepzi Anthony

City’s biggest relocation drive for redevelopment of BDD chawls is underway, making residents worried over delays and other issues.

Showing the dull Mumbai skyline during monsoon season.
Health

Mumbai’s monsoon blues

August 21, 2023 Sherine Raj

Feeling blue? It could be often overlooked link between environment, weather patterns and mental health.

Workers making chapatis in newly revamped kitchen at KEM Hospital.
Health

What other public hospitals can learn from KEM’s revamped kitchen

August 14, 2023 Stephin Thomas

Recently, KEM Hospital revamped its kitchen, highlighting the importance of nutritious and hygienic food in patients’ recovery.

National Para Swimmer Rahul Ramugade cannot enter Kalidas Swimming Pool at Mulund for his practice due to the lack of a ramp.
Infrastructure

Inaccessible public transport: Small changes can go a long way for differently-abled

August 11, 2023 Sherine Raj

Inaccessible public transport is a huge challenge for the differently-abled but better planning from the civic body can make life much easier.

Neetu Mehta at Churchgate railway station searching for people to help her get inside the train.
Commute

Inaccessible public transport: Difficult and expensive travel for differently-abled

August 9, 2023 Sherine Raj

Neetu’s journey shows the lengths to which differently-abled individuals must go to navigate a city designed without their needs in mind.

trees are lit up as part of beautification drive
Environment

BMC beautification: Environmentalists warn of damage to trees by paints and lights

July 13, 2023 Hepzi Anthony

Painting and decorating trees with lights as part of beautification drive will cause long term damage to city’s precious trees, say activists.

Commute

Emergency medical rooms at every railway station will save lives say passengers

July 10, 2023 Sherine Raj

The inadequate medical facilities put tremendous pressure on railway authorities to handle medical emergencies at stations.

The Bambai Nazariya Cafe at Andheri West, Mumbai employs transgenders and persons with disabilities in a first for the hospitality sector
Society

Bambai Nazariya: How a Mumbai Café is changing the norm through love

June 12, 2023 Pooja Bhatia

Bambai Nazariya is a cafe in Mumbai that employs transgender community. It has provided a dignified livelihood for its seven employees.

Dr Ambedkar's picture on a t-shirt.
Society

Voices of people visiting Chaityabhoomi to celebrate Dr Ambedkar

April 19, 2023 Eshan Kalyanikar

Every April 14th, a blue sea dominates the streets of Dadar West to celebrate Dr Ambedkar’s birth, the paramount event for the Dalit community.

Bright purple flowers of Lagerstroemia speciosa, common name Pride of India, the state flowering tree of Maharashtra
Society

Bloom-bay: Mumbai gets a splash of flowers in short-lived spring

April 5, 2023 Sananda Mukhopadhyaya

Tree walks not only create awareness about the trees and flowers of the region but are also helpful in discussing environmental issues.

used clothes sold on the street at a market
Economy

Mumbai’s used clothes market waits for stability and recognition

January 2, 2023 Hepzi Anthony

A glimpse into the used clothes market at Marol, the challenges the sellers face in this sector and who their customers are.

Men standing on the road
Economy

Workers at labour nakas in Thane mirror an unpredictable, exploitative system

December 22, 2022 Lalita T

Construction workers and other daily wage workers gather at labour nakas everyday. Their work is highly strenuous, yet underpaid.

lion staring at the camera
Environment

Lion safari in Sanjay Gandhi National Park to re-open with newcomers from Gujarat

December 20, 2022 Hepzi Anthony

The Lion Safari will soon restart at the SGNP as part of the Animal Exchange Programme with the Sakkarbaug Zoological Garden in Gujarat.

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