GENRE: Voices

Mumbai records high noise levels every Ganesh Chaturthi, leaving a lasting impact on our health. Little has been done to change this.

Traffic in Mumbai is a hot topic. And especially so in monsoon. We brought citizens and experts together to weigh in on its causes and solutions.

A citizen’s perspective on understanding the road infrastructure ecosystem and the methods one can adopt to demand better roads.

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

SMILE Council is BMC’s business incubation centre that has already led to several innovations for the city. We spoke to the Director to know how it works.

A citizen’s analysis of the persistence of the problem of manual scavenging and the demands of organisations fighting to end it.

Slum dwellers who faced evictions were rehabilitated at Lallubhai Compound two decades ago. But they remain deprived of basic resources for years.

Bano has been doing odd jobs to survive since her early teens. Now, she is the second woman driver to be recruited by BEST bus.

Ramya Ramanath’s book dives into the everyday transactions of slum resettlement and rehabilitation through the eyes of a diverse set of women.

The fee hike at IIT-B will hit students from marginalized communities hard, say protesting students. Some of them may even have to drop out.

New townships have been coming up in Thane even as existing societies grapple with water supply issues. Large protests have erupted in the area but to no avail.

Informal settlements in Mumbai are typically characterised as eyesores and encroachments, but many are forced to settle in them.