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
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What recourse does Canada have under international law after accusing India of assassination?
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Watch: Actor Parineeti Chopra and MP Raghav Chadha’s wedding provides the music video for her song
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How a mysterious diamond trader inspired the first American novel on India
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India at Asian Games, Sept 30, live blog: Men’s squash team win gold; badminton team face Korea
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Why a Bangalore court order suspending ‘Liver Doc’ X account is legally unprecedented
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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
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Eco India, Episode 240: In an era of global heating, equitable access to renewable energy is crucial
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Watch: Actor Parineeti Chopra and MP Raghav Chadha’s wedding provides the music video for her song
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Watch: New York streets, homes and metro stations heavily flooded after rain
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Watch: Skydiver makes cereal and eats it too while parachuting to the ground
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Watch: Meta and Ray Ban launch smart glasses with which to search, translate, livestream, and more
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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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‘An espionage thriller is the most juicy genre’: Vishal Bhardwaj on ‘Khufiya’
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‘Choona’ review: An impish caper with memorable characters
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‘Mumbai Diaries’ season 2 trailer: Bombay General Hospital staff deal with a deluge
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‘Tumse Na Ho Payega’ review: A spirited cast enlivens a predictable plot
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