GENRE: Solutions

The BMC’s disaster management app aims to give location-specific flood warnings 6 to 72 hours in advance, but may find itself sidelined by Twitter.

A Skill India initiative is helping bridge employment gaps for women in Mumbai. But the question remains as to how such programmes can be scaled up.

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

The Saifee Burhani Upliftment trust takes on redevelopment projects in Bhendi Bazaar, while making sure their history of community living stays intact.

Environmentalist Naresh Chandra Singh founded a group with other concerned citizens to tackle environmental concerns in Navi Mumbai.

Architects and public spaces: Three of Mumbai’s celebrated open spaces are set to get a complete makeover. We look at how this came to be.

Temporary floating barriers are placed to collect floating garbage on Mithi river. This method, environmentalists say is costly and ineffective.

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

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.

It was not a mean feat — battling poverty, the lockdown and even antagonism from some higher powers. But in an amazing display of method, generosity and resilience, youth from Bhagat Singh Nagar slum gathered under the banner of ‘Bhakar Foundation’ to ensure noone in the slum went hungry.