The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), which has begun surveying commercial slums, is considering recovering property tax from floors in slums where commercial activities are being carried out.

Seeking to dislodge the Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi, the Bharatiya Janata Party has made a sweeping promise to slum dwellers in the capital: “Jahan jhuggi, wahan makaan” – a house ...

Innovation and a strong reform drive have strengthened Benin’s resilience to regional and global challenges and supported progress toward meeting the Sustainable Development Goals. Despite challenges, ...

The small Hanuman temple in Delhi’s Kusumpur Pahadi slum comes alive on Tuesday afternoons, when residents trickle into the temple courtyard along with members of a local non-profit organisation.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday refuted claims the Aam Aadmi Party's claims of slums being demolished in Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday refuted claims the Aam Aadmi Party's ...

Bicycles are the wheels for the planet, say cycling enthusiasts "Go to the slums, find out what in what condition people are staying. States do not have money to provide affordable housing and we ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinians will mark this year the 77th anniversary of their mass expulsion from what is now Israel, an event that is at the core of their national struggle. But in many ways ...

The civic body announced assessment of commercial units in slum area as its new source of income. The budget document states that there are around 2.50 lakh slums in Mumbai. A significant number ...

A proposal to build a fourplex with several bylaw exemptions was rejected by the city on Thursday night following a wave of objections from neighbours in the affluent Kingsway South neighbourhood ...

Instead, they became a seemingly permanent refugee community that now numbers some 6 million, with most living in slum-like urban refugee camps in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and the Israeli-occupied ...