GENRE: In Focus

With families disintegrating at a fast pace and children migrating abroad, the elderly are increasingly finding themselves in private care centers.

Worli fishers have been asked to move their boats from Lotus jetty. With losses climbing up to Rs 90 lakh, fishers have approached the BMC.

Elders in Mumbai are at a much greater risk than ever before due to factors like nuclear families, migration of children and neglect by families.

Factors like developers’ neglect and unaffordable costs of maintenance lead to rapid degradation of SRA buildings in Mumbai.

In SRA buildings maintenance dues pile up as residents are unable to pay. How much impact does it have on the upkeep of SRA housing?

The fishing community says they have not been consulted even as expansion plans of the existing Ferry Wharf are underway.

Water scarcity, especially in informal settlements, affects all aspects of women’s life – income, health, education and overall well-being.

Protecting Mumbai’s urban forests, like SGNP and Aarey, and prioritising climate-resilient infrastructure is vital for climate change and rising seas

Mumbai’s monsoon accidents: road mishaps, drownings, tree falls, house collapses and more, claim numerous lives each year.

Manual scavenging is illegal but still goes on. The death of two workers in June, is a stark reminder of the continuing inhuman practice.

Six months after BMC’s beautification drive was launched, citizens continue to ask for better infrastructure instead of cosmetic changes.

Senior citizens are highly vulnerable when it comes to cyber frauds and stand to lose their life’s savings to a click of a link.