Fresh nationwide exercise planned for 2027 to reassess scale, living conditions and population in informal settlements ...

Explore how Bengaluru's housing policies fail the urban poor, leading to the rise and demolition of slums in the city.

The Indian government intends to conduct a nationwide survey of urban slums in 2027, the first comprehensive assessment since 2012.

Pastor John and his wife have spent the last decade working to break the cycle of spiritual and emotional poverty in a ...

NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Upgrading slums and giving tenancy rights to residents is key to climate change adaptation and disaster mitigation in India's cities, an analyst said, as the ...

BHUBANESWAR/MUMBAI, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Once known as Temple City for its ancient Hindu temples, Bhubaneswar in the eastern Indian state of Odisha aims to reposition itself as a hub ...

One of the world’s richest men is struggling with his ambitious transformation of one of Asia’s largest slums. Indian billionaire Gautam Adani won a $619 million bid in 2022 to redevelop Mumbai’s ...

STORY: For the residents of this informal settlement in India's Gujarat, tackling extreme heat could be as simple as a lick of paint. White paint to be exact, containing highly reflective pigments ...

Is he a slumdog millionaire? An Australian influencer has been accused of engaging in “poverty tourism” after filming himself “surviving” in an Indian slum, as seen in a viral Instagram video. “I ...

NEW DELHI (AP) – A fire swept through a slum in the Indian capital on Friday, destroying hundreds of shanties where residents had collected scrap plastic and rubber for resale. No one was reported ...