NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Upgrading slums and giving tenancy rights to residents is key to climate change adaptation and disaster mitigation in India's cities, an analyst said, as the ...

STORY: For the residents of this informal settlement in India's Gujarat, tackling extreme heat could be as simple as a lick of paint. White paint to be exact, containing highly reflective pigments ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — "Oh, I got something better than the Taj Mahal. I've got a toilet school in the slums of Delhi." Those are the words Tim Philpot recalled hearing his best friend and tour guide say ...

In Gurugram, an upscale suburb just outside Delhi, gleaming SUVs, futuristic skyscrapers and neat apartments stand in stark contrast to nearby mosquito swarms, trash heaps and tarpaulin shanties.

Jamshedpur: Over 1,500 people living in five slums in the vicinity of the Steel City in the Burmamines area are confronting ...

The January 15 civic polls is a decisive moment for Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation and people must vote for the BJP for development, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Friday.

Anand Mahindra lauded Siddhesh Lokre, who rose from a Mumbai shack to become an engineer and entrepreneur, as his Monday ...