COVID-19 Citizen Matters, Mumbai

Relieving pandemic-related stress through art

January 16, 2021 Anthea Lobo and Manasi Mehan

In current COVID-19 times, learning for children would need to include outcomes that can help them become more aware, manage their emotions better, become more resilient and adaptive as well as develop a stronger sense of empathy.

Vaccines are almost here. Time for a large-scale testing system, says a Mumbai team

January 11, 2021 Apekshita Varshney

About five years ago, Manoj Gopalkrishnan, a professor at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, heard about the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus or MERS-COV outbreak.

Here’s what is different about autorickshaws in Bandra West

January 6, 2021 Jane Rodrigues

Even after months into the post-pandemic world, it is not easy for auto drivers to spend Rs 500-1000 on plastic separator “isolation” sheets.

As vaccines are being approved, time to remember stories of those who helped us through 2020

January 5, 2021 Santoshee Gulabkali Mishra

As talks of vaccines acquire a shrill pitch, we speak to mortuary workers at one of the biggest public hospitals in the city. And how they saw us through the hard days in the past few months.

In the post-pandemic world, supporting one person at a time

January 2, 2021 Malathi Rai

How small gestures can mean a whole lot and help people stand on their own feet.

Photo essay: Christmas in the COVID19 era

December 29, 2020 Krystel Fernandes

Christmas celebrations were different this year, but special nonetheless.

COVID19 broke the backs of Mumbai’s informal sector workers. What does 2021 hold in store?

December 28, 2020 Apekshita Varshney

If the markets stabilise and the economy grows, we would need to understand if the benefit will extend to the labourers, says a city-based NGO which researched on Mumbai’s informal sector.

Dharavi: COVID recovery quick, economic recovery to take time

November 16, 2020 Hepzi Anthony

People in Dharavi believe negative media publicity about COVID numbers affected economic recovery of the disease

COVID-19: Will Mumbai see a spike?

November 7, 2020 Apekshita Varshney

Infectious diseases, historically, have risen and fallen with season. Although numbers of positive COVID-19 cases have fallen, experts advice caution.

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