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Urban poor

  • ‘6 Metros’: This two-volume book of urban planning encourages us to imagine an equal city for all

    ‘6 Metros’: This two-volume book of urban planning encourages us to imagine an equal city for all

    Jagan Shah
    · Jan 06, 2024 · 08:30 am
  • Feeding the hungry is virtuous. But what we need is greater social security for the urban poor

    Feeding the hungry is virtuous. But what we need is greater social security for the urban poor

    Arun Kumar Diksha Shriyan
    · Apr 13, 2021 · 06:30 am
  • Video: Why half of Mumbai lives in slums even as 500,000 houses lie empty

    Video: Why half of Mumbai lives in slums even as 500,000 houses lie empty

    Shone Satheesh
    · May 13, 2018 · 10:17 am
  • The urban poor aren't convinced of the value of opening a bank account

    The urban poor aren't convinced of the value of opening a bank account

    Abhishek Dey Vinita Govindarajan
    · Nov 26, 2016 · 09:00 am
  • A month before deadline, 73% homes for urban poor in Uttar Pradesh are incomplete

    A month before deadline, 73% homes for urban poor in Uttar Pradesh are incomplete

    Sumit Chaturvedi, IndiaSpend.com
    · Oct 13, 2016 · 10:30 pm
  • Urban masses will drive consumption in India (with a little help from big, fat Indian weddings)

    Urban masses will drive consumption in India (with a little help from big, fat Indian weddings)

    Mayank Jain
    · Jun 06, 2016 · 08:30 pm
  • Scroll.in stories you may have missed this week

    Scroll.in stories you may have missed this week

    Scroll Staff
    · May 15, 2016 · 07:00 am
  • 'Urban poor or not, metro-dwelling twentysomethings are certainly an emotional ticking bomb'

    'Urban poor or not, metro-dwelling twentysomethings are certainly an emotional ticking bomb'

    Scroll
    · May 14, 2016 · 07:30 pm
  • #UrbanPoor: The problem isn't poverty – it's poor financial literacy

    #UrbanPoor: The problem isn't poverty – it's poor financial literacy

    Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
    · May 08, 2016 · 11:15 am
  • India’s entitled millennials aren’t the urban poor – they just suffer from poor judgement

    India’s entitled millennials aren’t the urban poor – they just suffer from poor judgement

    Irshad Daftari
    · May 06, 2016 · 07:20 pm
  • Has the Congress party virtually given up on the urban middle-class voter?

    Has the Congress party virtually given up on the urban middle-class voter?

    Anita Katyal
    · Feb 05, 2016 · 05:07 pm