Slums now occupy nearly 24% of Mumbai’s land and house more than half of its population, according to findings by the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA). Mumbai real estate update: Slums now occupy ...

Located in the heart of the Indian metropolis of Mumbai, Dharavi is one of the world's most densely populated slums; home to ...

Congress corporator seeks to extend DRP-style rehabilitation benefits — first-floor eligibility and relaxed cut-offs—to over 27 upcoming Mumbai slum cluster projects The Congress has formally proposed ...

For upper-floor dwellers in Dharavi, a new opportunity arises with the government's latest resolution: the chance to secure a 300 sq ft home. However, eligibility hinges on the agreement of those ...

Foreign banks expand rapidly while millions of residents negotiate redevelopment deals that could reshape wealth, housing ...

Addressing his last campaign rally in Barrackpore in North 24-Parganas, Modi reminded voters of chief minister Mamata Banerjee's old promise to transform Calcutta into London. Instead of that, he ...

MUMBAI – Veteran filmmaker Shekhar Kapur is set to launch an AI-focused film school in Mumbai’s Dharavi slum district. According to Variety, the initiative builds on Kapur’s long-running work with The ...

Mumbai, April 25 (UNI) In a significant relief for residents awaiting the long-delayed Dharavi Redevelopment Project, the Maharashtra government has proposed a major policy change. Non-slum residents ...

The confusion, officials clarified, stems from a technical issue around the date of issuance of the photopasses. While the BMC had surveyed structures before the January 1, 2000, cut-off, the actual ...

Mumbai: Residents of chawls and buildings that have been included in the Dharavi Redevelopment Project will get a minimum of 500 sq ft carpet area rehabilitation flats to a maximum of 754 sq ft free ...

The standard policy response to slums — relocate people, bulldoze the settlement, and build public housing elsewhere — is older than the slums themselves. It has never worked. The logic seems ...