Country buoyed by vibrant business world but hamstrung by corrupt government. Television cables and a receiving dish are seen on the roofs of the makeshift homes in a slum in Mumbai, India. MUMBAI, ...

India's once-a-decade census has turned up some striking numbers: The population grew this past decade by 181 million — that's the total population of Brazil. India now has more than 1.2 billion ...

Slum inhabitants are living in spaces that are overcrowded, unplanned, and without equitable access to transportation, water, and sanitation. Without the infrastructure or the resources for household ...

Mumbai, India (CNN) — When Masoom Ali Shaikh arrived in Mumbai in 1974 as a young man from northern India, the patch of land where he set up shop was “just a creek with no proper road and garbage all ...

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian billionaire Gautam Adani on Thursday said he plans to convert India's largest slum in Mumbai, Dharavi, into a modern city hub, a huge challenge which would require the ...

Mumbai’s slums are facing a severe shortage of community toilets, reveals the latest Praja Foundation report, which exposes the city’s dismal state of sanitation. The report also highlights that ...

MUMBAI, Dec 20 (Reuters) - An Indian court on Friday dismissed a petition challenging the award of a contract to Adani Group to revamp one of Asia's largest slums in Mumbai, clearing one of the main ...

MUMBAI, India — The Mumbai slum of Rafiq Nagar has no clean water for its shacks made of ripped tarp and bamboo. No garbage pickup along the rocky, pocked earth that serves as a road. No power ...