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"Signal Shala": Mumbai flyover school offers big lifeline to street childrenA unique school operating from shipping containers in Mumbai provides education to children from marginalised communities. Many of these ch...07 Jun, 2026, 08.37 AM IST- Last Orders: Delhi Gymkhana Club told to vacate 27-acre Lutyens' plotThe Delhi Gymkhana Club must vacate its Lutyens' Delhi property by June 5. The Land and Development Office requires the 27.3-acre plot for ...24 May, 2026, 11.56 AM IST
- Upper-floor eligibility in Dharavi slum rehabilitation tied to ground-floor status, documentsUpper-floor residents in Dharavi can now get new homes. Eligibility depends on ground-floor occupants. A new government rule offers 300 sq ...03 May, 2026, 11.21 AM IST
- India is also tech hub, 4th largest economy: RSS Gen Secy dismisses common American perception about IndiaRashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale highlighted India's status as a tech hub and the world's fourth-largest e...24 Apr, 2026, 09.12 AM IST
- Quote of the day by American social reformer Jacob Riis on how to achieve big things in life: ‘When nothing seems to help, I go and look at a stonecutter hammering away at his rock a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet, at the hundred and first blow it will split in two and I know it was not that last blow that did it but all that had gone before.’Jacob Riis, a pioneering journalist and photographer, exposed the harsh realities of late 19th-century urban poverty through his powerful s...23 Apr, 2026, 07.52 PM IST
- Voter roll deletions shift West Bengal polls from governance to identity battleWest Bengal's election focus has dramatically shifted. Massive deletions from electoral rolls have transformed the campaign. Issues of corr...19 Apr, 2026, 12.06 PM IST
- Adani Properties to invest Rs 1 lakh cr to redevelop Mumbai’s 143-acre Motilal NagarAdani Properties will invest over Rs 1 lakh crore to redevelop Mumbai's Motilal Nagar, a 143-acre project set to become the second-largest ...17 Apr, 2026, 07.06 PM IST
- MIDC invites redevelopment bids for 338-acre Thane-Belapur belt slum clustersMIDC is redeveloping over 338 acres of slum areas in the Thane-Belapur industrial belt. This project aims to rehabilitate slum dwellers and...06 Apr, 2026, 08.30 PM IST
- Plans afoot for urban slums survey in 2027India will conduct a nationwide survey on urban slums in 2027. This survey will gather detailed information on living conditions in these s...19 Jan, 2026, 12.27 AM IST
- Fewer parents in urban slums of Delhi feel girls should repress their anger: Sesame Workshop India Study20.32% parents felt their children learnt how to manage their own feelings better with support of adults as compared to before, with a 15.4...23 Jun, 2022, 06.58 AM IST
- 67% girls in urban slums didn't attend online classes during first lockdown: ReportThe study by NGO "Save The Children" in February last year also found that 68 per cent of girls, aged between 10 and 18 years, faced challe...03 Mar, 2022, 04.37 PM IST
- Only half of urban slum households surveyed in 6 states use LPG exclusively: CEEWThe survey was conducted in urban slums across the six states. It covered 656 households across 83 notified and non-notified urban slums in...10 Mar, 2021, 03.52 PM IST
- Housing for all by 2022 faces 'slum challenge'Under the in-situ development sub-scheme of PM Awas Yojna (PMAY-Urban), slum dwellers will get houses at the same location to ensure their ...15 Aug, 2017, 12.00 PM IST
- About half of slums reported no change in basic amenities, says National Sample Survey reportIn an estimated 17 per cent of all urban slums, drainage facilities did not exist either 5 years earlier, or on the date of survey.30 Dec, 2014, 05.16 PM IST
- South Extension-II, Kidwai Nagar commercialisation will create urban slum: Delhi High CourtDelhi HC expressed apprehension that commercialisation & redevelopment project of South Extension-II & Kidwai Nagar would lead to creation ...01 Jul, 2014, 07.12 PM IST
- 8.8 million families live in 33,510 urban slumsIt said 33,510 slums were estimated to be in the urban areas of the country of which 41 per cent were notified.24 Dec, 2013, 04.46 PM IST
- People in urban slums contribute over 7% of GDP: Study"Assuming urban GDP is about 60% of total GDP, the total contribution of informal settlement dwellers to urban GDP of India is 7.53%," said...16 Oct, 2013, 12.31 PM IST
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