Housing India
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In Mumbai, much of the police force lives in tiny crumbling apartments
There are not enough houses for India’s police personnel and those who do have accommodation are highly dissatisfied with it, said a recent report.
Shreya Raman, IndiaSpend.com
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Can Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana really solve urban India’s housing crisis?
The scheme promises housing for all by 2022. But in big cities such as Mumbai, affordable housing remains a distant dream.
Aarefa Johari
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The German architect who led independent India’s first attempt at prefabricated housing
Escaping Nazi persecution, Otto Koenigsberger moved to India, where he set up the Hindustan Housing Factory, before it all went wrong.
Rachel Lee
Trending
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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In his new book, journalist Boria Majumdar addresses BCCI’s two-year ban after an online controversy
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This artificial sweetener can destroy gut bacteria and intestine cells
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In Mathura, Muslims say they were denied their vote. No complaints in Hindu areas
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Low-cost transport is vital to affordable housing – and a Bus Rapid Transit System is the best bet
Localities with mixed-income groups, residential and commercial units are popular across the world and can work for India too.
Shirish B Patel, Oormi Kapadia & Jasmine Saluja
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Real estate: Affluent Bohras move out of old mohallas, pushing home sales in South Mumbai
The rush to exit the old mohallas by those seeking a better and less regimented environment, has stirred the Bohri leadership to take remedial measures.
Gurbir Singh
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No room for Muslims or single women: Housing bias is eroding Mumbai's multicultural nature
Informal rules and discrimination by landlords are taking their toll on India's commercial capital.
Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Video
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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A month before deadline, 73% homes for urban poor in Uttar Pradesh are incomplete
The figures for houses being built, completed, and yet to be started do not tally with the target of homes to be built.
Sumit Chaturvedi, IndiaSpend.com
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900 million Indians live in two rooms or less
The people of Kerala live in India’s largest homes.
Abhishek Waghmare, IndiaSpend.com
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It isn't a slum demolition – it's the destruction of homes and lives
People who dream of a pristine future for Indian cities rarely consider the humanitarian cost of destroying shanty towns.
Dilip D’Souza
The Reel
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’