Soon, bulldozers are expected to rumble into Asia's largest slum, in the heart of the Indian megalopolis of Mumbai, flattening its labyrinth of filthy alleyways for a brand-new neighbourhood. The ...

Themes of hybrid identity and an increasingly globalized industrial society take center stage at Asia Society this Saturday, May 21, at the American premiere of Angel in the Slums, a new production ...

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) defines a slum as a residential area that completely lacks basic amenities needed for human survival like sanitation, potable water, ...

MUMBAI (Reuters) - The first sight for anyone flying into India's richest city is a sea of corrugated and tarpaulin-covered roofs beside a narrow, filth-choked river. Sign up here. It is an aerial ...

Over 4 Million People Worldwide Live In Slums, UN-Habitat Chief Says. BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 20. Over four million people ...

On Saturday, India’s Adani Group, led by billionaire Gautam Adani, received final approval to commence the redevelopment of Dharavi, one of Asia’s largest slums located in the heart of Mumbai, ...

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 ...