URBAN POOR

An account of how people in Mumbai’s Kranti Nagar informal settlement struggled during this monsoon and what their demands are.

A series of frauds against the working classes reveal a broken system; affordable housing, still, remains only a dream in Mumbai.

As slum redevelopment around the Mumbai airport gains momentum, residents continue to be sceptical of the project and its outcomes for them.

Slums in Mumbai continue to leave families in poor living conditions. CEO of the Slum Redevelopment Authority (SRA) explains their plans.

Construction workers in Mumbai have had a tough time coping with the heat this summer. Their living and working conditions further worsen the impact.

Some areas in Mumbai are warmer than others. Residents of Shivaji Nagar in the M-East ward bear the brunt of climate change induced urban heat in the city.

Despite the suspension of COVID-19 restrictions, garment workers in Dharavi are struggling to find work and make ends meet.

After receiving garbage for around a century, the Deonar dumping ground is to make for a waste-to-energy plant. What will it change?

A video feature on the decade-long struggle of Abrar Salmani of Bhim Nagar, an informal settlement in Mumbai, to access his right to water.

Lack of awareness, documentation troubles and internet inaccessibility create hurdles in accessing government schemes for daily wage workers.

Cylinder delivery workers are subjected to life threatening work conditions and social exclusion with no laws or regulations in place to protect them.

Friction between the tenant and the landlord often result in long-drawn out legal battles. A new law is meant to govern the tenant-landlord equation through effective and faster dispute resolution.