GENRE: Solutions

Few days ago, a reel on Instagram made it to several groups of citizens involved in civic action. It was about residents of Chimbai lamenting the condition of the beach, where they grew up. They

Effective implementation of schemes, waste segregation and recycling helps Parel become the best in solid waste management.

Change Is Us is an initiative run by some young students at the Chowpatty beach for a clean up every Sunday, contributing their bit to environment.

With four railway station areas in Mumbai up for an overhaul, the architect Samir D’Monte talks through the improvement of the Bandra West station.

A City Townhall provided a platform for contestants of ‘If I were the Mayor’ contest to voice ideas and solutions to make Mumbai a more liveable city.

WRI and MCGM collaborated on a pilot project to create safe school zones near two Mumbai schools, based on principles of tactical urbanism.

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.