No GPS. No directions. Just instinct. We took on Bengaluru's bustling streets blindfolded (figuratively) and lived to tell ...

Even though slum tourism is not a new thing, what is new is the sudden interest in doing slum tours in India, not just in Mumbai, but also in Delhi and Bengaluru.

Displaced of May 3 flash flood still await relief as monsoon looms over Bengaluru skyline The fate of hundreds of flood-hit slum dwellers in the city still hangs in balance. One month later, the ...

Urban scientists on Wednesday launched the first digital map of Africa's sprawl of slums to expose the true scale of urban poverty and bring services to millions of people.

The state assembly has 224 seats, and Bengaluru accounts for 28 of those. In 2008, the BJP won 17 of 28 seats on its way to power, with the Congress winning 10.

Titled ‘Studying the Real Slums of Bengaluru’ and ‘Characterising Irregular ... we are working with the government and using drones to map 250,000 slum households enabling them to provide ...

When Erica Hagen started mapping schools in the sprawling Nairobi slum of Kibera, she was surprised by their sheer number. Primary education is free in Kenya, yet its poorest people were ...

The average slum in Bengaluru is worth an estimated Rs 15 lakh (~USD $23,000). Without formal documentation, neither residents nor government can utilise this economic asset. Slums exist across of ...

The average slum in Bengaluru is worth an estimated Rs 15 lakh (around USD $23,000). Without formal documentation, neither residents nor government can utilise this economic asset. Slums exist ...

Nearly one in three of these ‘lower-end’ slums are not recognised, reveals ‘Studying the Real Slums of Bengaluru’. No upward mobility. ... Satellite imagery to map slums .

In 2002, job opportunities in the Peenya Industrial Area of northern Bengaluru (then Bangalore) attracted workers from Tamil Nadu, northern Karnataka, and Telangana (then a part of Andhra Pradesh). [1 ...

BANGALORE: When the BDA went to town with the inclusion of Nagarbhavi into its area map years ago, residents and businessmen of the area dreamed of an area with peaceful parks, tarred roads, safe ...