COVID-19 | Citizen Matters, Mumbai

The Mumbai Factor: A tale of the city and its people

September 25, 2020 Doel Jaikishen and Vindhya Jyoti

Looking back at lockdown weeks, what stands out is how the city came together to support its own.

Not the virus, but delay in treating COVID-19 is fatal: Dr Rahul Ghule, 1Rupee Clinic

September 11, 2020 Apekshita Varshney

The clinics were started to tackle a completely different, but highly fatal problem – accidents on the city’s ubiquitous railway tracks. But Dr Ghule has expanded their role during the pandemic.

COVID-19 lockdown: how waste segregation methods derailed in one Mumbai township

September 1, 2020 Arathi Manay Yajaman

How the pandemic disrupted solid waste management. And why it is important to do something now.

COVID-19 Relief: the city discards its builders

August 26, 2020 Doel Jaikishen, Raju Vanjare and Mecanzy Dabre

Lakhs of workers who help build the city are left out in the cold when cities shut down.

COVID-19 Relief: how to reach the marginalised among the marginalised

August 21, 2020 Doel Jaikishen and Dr. Sheeva Dubey

Communities such as Hijras or sex workers have unique needs which are often not met. COVID-19 relief efforts need to be tailored to meet their needs.

COVID-19 Relief: Youth empowerment vital to usher change

August 19, 2020 Vindhya Jyoti

Youth groups show how they can function as changemakers in their community, building self-sufficiency, furthering participation, leadership and accountability

“Let children rewind and recharge their batteries”

August 18, 2020 Bhairvi Raichura

In their zeal to keep their shops running and to justify the fee structure, schools are going out of their way to make life hell for children and the teachers. Is this at all necessary?

COVID-19 Relief: Access to food remains a struggle for Mumbai’s poor

August 17, 2020 Doel Jaikishen and Vindhya Jyoti

With their livelihoods and income compromised, people’s food insecurity will only magnify.

“If we get 100 rupees should we feed our children, pay rent, or deal with loans?” ask women in Mumbai’s slums

August 13, 2020 Nihira

Microfinance companies threaten debtors to repay loans when there is no employment opportunities. Here’s how women in Chembur dealt with the situation.

All you need to know about immunity and immunity boosters

August 10, 2020 Arathi Manay Yajaman

The internet has been full of advice, traditional remedies and food recipes to boost your immunity. The market is flooded with immunity boosting products. Do these help?

Mumbai has an option to better its urban governance. It chooses not to.

August 9, 2020 Apekshita Varshney

The idea of Area Sabhas can revolutionise urban governance in a crowded city like Mumbai. Why is it not implemented?

Time to involve Corporators in Mumbai’s fight against COVID-19

August 4, 2020 Apekshita Varshney

In a tussle between the Corporators and senior BMC bureaucrats, COVID-19 relief work in Mumbai is taking a hit.

Bats in our backyards. Are they dangerous?

August 3, 2020 Arathi Manay Yajaman

With the linkage of Covid-19 to bats, people are understandably concerned when they see them in their neighbourhoods. Read about why bats are beneficial to us.

Want to get on Mumbai’s local trains? You’d need a QR code.

July 29, 2020 Hepzi Anthony

From 30 July, entry to the Mumbai suburban rail network will be regulated by a QR-based Electronic-pass system. Many are unhappy with it.

4Ts of Dharavi’s successful pandemic management: Tracing, Tracking, Testing, Treating

July 28, 2020 Santoshee Gulabkali Mishra

The daunting responsibility of managing the outbreak in Dharavi, spread over 2.5 square kilometres packed with 60,000 families. How it was done