The Global Social Impact Practicum is a course led by Booth's Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation and supported by Tata Trusts, one of India's oldest and largest philanthropic organizations.

As Mumbai demolishes slums from Garib Nagar to Goregaon, an old debate has returned. Did Sunil Dutt protect the poor, or help ...

The bulldozers and government officials arrived just before dawn, tearing down the row of shanties as its bewildered residents watched inconsolably nearby. “We were so frightened,” said 56-year-old ...

India's cities are growing fast, but not everyone benefits equally. A large part of the urban population still lives in slums, often without proper sanitation, water, or stable housing. In fact, about ...

Like its rigid caste system, India’s pain industry is stratified. The well-to-do visit well-appointed pain clinics, the working class turn to their neighborhood doctors, and the lower castes, ...

Due to rapid urbanization and lack of a proper housing scheme in India, slums have become a dumping ground for the surplus urban population. These slums are regarded as illegal from the point of view ...

AHMEDABAD, India -- A 1,640-foot brick wall has been hastily erected in India's Gujarat state ahead of a visit by President Donald Trump, with critics saying it was built to block the view of a slum ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. To die of the coronavirus or die of hunger - many in India's slums feel like they are in a desperate predicament. Bharpai, a ...

KOHIMA, India (AP) — There are no secrets in the tightly packed lanes of Dharavi, India’s largest slum. Everyone knows when an alcoholic husband turns violent, when children are scolded, or when a ...

More than half of residents living in Mumbai’s crowded slums may have contracted coronavirus and are likely being infected at a much higher rate than those not living in slum areas, a new study has ...