Page 2 - Slums

Covid-19 a wake-up call, says Ratan Tata in outreach to slum dwellers

Tata said while slums are blamed as the cause of current problem, slum-dwellers are not being properly taken care of

With no income and food, Dharavi gasps for air as Covid-19 cases increase

Overcrowding, unsanitary conditions in Asia's largest slum pose big challenges to containment

Lessons from a slum clean-up

Slum dwellers will often tell you that they're too busy fighting for everyday survival to develop neighbourly ties.

A world cup with a difference

"Slums are a storehouse of untapped talent and many children languish there because of the lack of opportunities"

Shekhar Gupta: Cities of misery

India's big cities are rotting, growing into massive, self-governing slums. When attempts are made to fix them, coral comes in the way, like in Mumbai

Best of BS Opinion: India's governance deficit, from cities to companies

From bank nationalisation to Karnataka drama, here are the best of Business Standard Opinions for the day

Five states have half of India's slums: Research

Overall, 3.15 million-about 28% less than the Census 2011 figure of 4.4 million-or 5% of India's households were in slums in 2008-09