The slum-dwellers, taken aback by the sudden notice issued to them, say they have been living there for more than 70 years ...

Dharavi, in central Mumbai, is considered one of the largest slums in Asia, but deep within this neighborhood, below the ...

Urban cities in the country including Mumbai, Delhi and Ahmedabad are showing a dip in the number of infections and cases. BMC Sero survey indicates that 57% from slums in three wards in Mumbai ...

Mumbai: The BMC on Thursday said while it has decided to apply property tax to all commercial establishments in slum areas and a survey is also being conducted by the tax assessment and collection ...

IMAGE: A view of Dharavi slum in Mumbai. Photograph: ANI Photo Addressing a press conference after the civic body's budget was presented on Tuesday, BMC commissioner and administrator Bhushan ...

The slum, one of Asia’s largest, occupies over two sq km of prime real estate in India’s financial capital of Mumbai. Up to a million people are estimated to inhabit Dharavi, and they generate ...

Mumbai: The BMC's survey to assess commercial units in slum areas aims to bring more of these establishments into the tax net, potentially generating around Rs 350 crores in additional revenue.

The Slum Rehabilitation Authority in Mumbai is doing more harm than good, yet there is talk of adopting the “sra model” in other states as well. An alternative is to take slum lands and parts of other ...

The Maharashtra State Housing Ministry announced on Thursday a series of relaxations in its slum redevelopment policy to ensure faster availability of housing for slum dwellers in Mumbai ...