MUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Residents of Mumbai's sprawling Dharavi slum face down a powerful politician eyeing their community for a real estate development in the blockbuster "Kaala", ...

The ambitious and much-discussed Dharavi redevelopment project has gained momentum, aiming to transform and revamp homes in Dharavi, a locality often referred to as one of Asia’s largest slums due to ...

Bipinkumar Padaya (C) live in a one-storey home crammed into a tangle of alleys - Copyright ENGINEER JEROME MARTINEZ/AFP Handout Bipinkumar Padaya (C) live in a one ...

Residents also lament the lack of open spaces, apart from Shivaji Park, the Maharashtra Nature Park in Dharavi and a narrow strip of beach in Dadar. While a section of Mahim beach and the adjoining ...

(Bloomberg) -- Adani Group is set to begin mapping Dharavi, one of Asia’s largest slums in the heart of Mumbai, within weeks as part of a controversial and extensive face-lift of India’s financial ...

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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said Dharavi is a centre for economic activity and cannot be viewed as a slum alone, and stressed that its redevelopment project will not be ...

Mumbai, Dec 16: Dharavi residents will be shifted to their new homes in a humane and dignified manner, said DRP (Dharavi Redevelopment Project) and Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) CEO Dr Mahendra ...

MUMBAI – Veteran filmmaker Shekhar Kapur is set to launch an AI-focused film school in Mumbai’s Dharavi slum district. According to Variety, the initiative builds on Kapur’s long-running work with The ...

Is he a slumdog millionaire? An Australian influencer has been accused of engaging in “poverty tourism” after filming himself “surviving” in an Indian slum, as seen in a viral Instagram video. “I ...