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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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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BJP Karnataka candidates Tejasvi Surya and K Sudhakar booked for electoral offences: EC
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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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: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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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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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties