Covid-19 And The City
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Covid-19: Masks no more compulsory in Delhi
The Delhi Disaster Management Authority has asked residents to take precaution as crowding takes place during the festive season.
Scroll Staff
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To battle the Covid-19 pandemic effectively, India’s government must help citizens help themselves
As the experience of Mumbai’s fishers shows, the top-down approach to relief efforts has hindered community efforts to keep themselves safe.
D Parthasarathy
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Pandemic governance in Mumbai: Who is actually responsible for disaster management in the city?
The patchwork of institutions assembled to manage the Covid-19 crisis failed the most vulnerable.
Amita Bhide & Mahesh Kamble
Trending
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Delhi Police raid journalists associated with ‘NewsClick’ in UAPA case, seal office
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Watch: Man dances inside Mumbai local train, railways ask commuters not to ‘perform such activities’
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Why do Donald Trump’s supporters believe he is telling the truth?
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Gandhi’s vision of a constitution was imperfect, but is India paying the price for neglecting it?
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What recourse does Canada have under international law after accusing India of assassination?
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As hunger grows, Mumbai’s community kitchens may hold lessons on ensuring nutrition for the poor
The humane, empathetic approach adopted by grassroots-level kitchens enabled stranded migrants to feel respected.
Ratoola Kundu
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In Mumbai’s small manufacturing neighbourhoods, broken supply chains, rent burdens hamper recovery
The problems faced by the owners of units in Khairani Road hub offer a sense of what India’s policy makers must do to get the economy back on the road.
Raghav Mehrotra & Maansi Parpiani
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For Indian cities to be resilient against disease, housing codes for the poor must not be diluted
Mumbai’s slum rehabilitation projects demonstrate the callousness of relaxing standards for density and ventilation.
Malini Krishnankutty
Video
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Watch: Baby crocodile spotted in swimming pool in Dadar, Mumbai
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Watch: Robot dogs replace human volunteers to carry discuses at Asian Games in Hangzhou
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Watch: Major traffic jam in Hyderabad’s Kukatpally area as people rush to newly opened Lulu Mall
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Watch: Dutch musician Emma Heesters sings the hit Hindi song ‘Chaleya’
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Watch: Teenager modifies Maruti 800 into Rolls-Royce-inspired luxury car
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To help cities rebound from Covid-19, India must rediscover the social ballet of the streets
A road is a mere instrument for getting us from point A to point B. But a street is a living space.
Himanshu Burte
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What mapping Mumbai’s Covid-19 relief work reveals about inequality in services and ‘slow violence’
Urban planning has made the city’s most vulnerable people invisible. But for Mumbai to be resilient, they need to be in the driver’s seat.
Lalitha Kamath, Sanjana Krishnan, Purva Dewoolkar, Avinash Kaur Bons & Aradhana Paralikar
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How strong is the link between Mumbai’s slums and the spread of the coronavirus?
Is slum redevelopment the best way to guarantee the city’s long-term health?
Hussain Indorewala and Shweta Wagh
The Reel
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Watch: Ravi Teja in action thriller ‘Tiger Nageswara Rao’
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‘12th Fail’ trailer: Vikrant Massey plays a UPSC applicant
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Book versus movie: Bengali film ‘Herbert’ says if the source story is great, don’t tinker with it
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Start the week with a film: In ‘A Fantastic Woman’, a trans singer hits the right notes
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Watch: Gigi Scaria’s film revisits memories of meeting Mahatma Gandhi